Read the first two steps in writing a rebuttal. 1. Acknowledge the counterclaim a reader might have.
2. Provide a reason the counterclaim is weak.

What is the third step in crafting an effective rebuttal?

Restate the original claim and one piece of supporting evidence.
Present evidence to support this reason and refute the counterclaim.
Explain that the counterclaim is incorrect and restate the claim.
Provide a list of other authors who agree with the claim and its reasons.

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” but, leathery hands full of wet brown life, knee deep in the summer roadside grass, he just smiled and said they have places to go to too. based on the excerpt, what will readers most likely infer about grampa? a he is accepting of his grandson’s ignorance. b he is irritated by his grandson’s impatience. c he believes he will not be able to save all the toads. d he believes his grandson should not talk back.

The ancient greek poet. homer, is credited with writing the odyssey. however, scholars still debate whether homer wrote the entire epic. what is the main reason for this uncertainty? o some sections of the epic are written in different poetic styles and forms. most ancient greeks could not read or write, so the epic was first written in latin ob och storytellers repeated the epic aloud for centuries before it was ever written down. od the epic was a fictional account, so the identity of its author may have been fictionalized as well.

Think about the noes story. which fits best on the blank line above?