Counter Argument: What would be the main argument of the opposing side?
My argument is: People should attain the legal rights of adulthood at the age of 18 because that’s when our minds can start developing, especially with more responsibilities and new experiences.
But what could be a counter-argument to mine?

Your argument:  People should attain the legal rights of adulthood at the age of 18 because that’s when our minds can start developing, especially with more responsibilities and new experiences.

(Pretend I am your opponent) Me: Yes, at the age of 18 you probably do get more responsible. But, a lot of minors are out there in the world knowing that these people are making the wrong choice. They should be able to take part too. Adding on, life is all about learing to push harder and keep on going. People make mistakes and as a person myself I definetly make a lot of mistakes. But, what if kids were able to learn at a young age. Of course they might make mistakes. Nontheless, that is what life is. If there are to be any trouble the goverment would be able to just stop it, so there is no harm done. Yes, my oppenent has a point, but to make this world better kids should be able to learn from their mistakes. To know what is wrong and what is right. That will lead out next generation to be better and better as it goes on.

Counter argument:

Yes, at the age of 18 you probably do get more responsible. But, a lot of minors are out there in the world knowing that these people are making the wrong choice.

They should be able to take part too. Adding on, life is all about learing to push harder and keep on going.

People make mistakes and as a person myself I definetly make a lot of mistakes. But, what if kids were able to learn at a young age. Of course they might make mistakes.

Non the less, that is what life is. If there are to be any trouble the goverment would be able to just stop it, so there is no harm done.

Yes, my oppenent has a point, but to make this world better kids should be able to learn from their mistakes. To know what is wrong and what is right. That will lead out next generation to be better and better as it goes on.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)