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1. While the claims about motorways are safer than many people realise have some relevance, this ignores the fact that it is much safer than a single carriageway.

2. While it is true that government should need to encourage people to travel by train, we cannot justifiably assume that there are many factors travel by car

3. It is true that children should learn what is right or wrong, however,  this does not mean that smacking helps to improve their behavior

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1. The government needs to encourage people to travel by train.
It’s a waste of time and money trying to persuade people to travel by train instead of by car.

The government needs to encourage people to travel by train While it is arguable that it’s a wasting of time and money while travelling by train instead of car.  there are several more important factors to take into consideration.

2. The death penalty should be abolished all over the world.  The death penalty is necessary for the protection of society.

It is true that in all over the world the death penalty is avoided; however, this does not mean that it is not necessary for society protection.

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Small children should not be smacked; they should understand why something is wrong.

Maybe true that hacking their children can educate their children ;However, there are several other factors which have more significance such as teaching them the difference between right and wrong.

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Choose 3 of the debates

Create a rebuttal/refutation using the Refutation language

1. There should be road signs indicating the presence of speed cameras.

There should not be road signs indicating the presence of speed cameras.

2.  Small children should not be smacked; they should understand why something is wrong.

Small children sometimes need to be smacked: that is how they develop a sense of right and wrong.

3.  One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter.

A terrorist is someone who kills or injures innocent people, regardless of why they do it.

4.  The government needs to encourage people to travel by train.

It’s a waste of time and money trying to persuade people to travel by train instead of by car.

5.  The death penalty should be abolished all over the world.

The death penalty is necessary for the protection of society.

6.  Motorists should be charged for using the motorways.

It is society’s job to build and maintain the motorways.

7.  Soft drugs should be decriminalised.

Soft drugs should not be decriminalised.

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It is true that........................; however,  this does not mean that…….

It maybe true that ………….;however, there are several other factors which have more significance such as …………

While it is true that …………………………., we cannot justifiably assume that ….

Although the point made about …….. has some validity, we cannot base conclusions on...............

While it is arguable that.............., there are several more important factors to take into consideration

Although the argument about …………. has some justifications , it is often the case that...............

While the claims about ……… have some relevancy, this ignores the fact that........................

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Position: People who are terminally ill should have the right to end their own life

Many people claim that basing medical end-of-life decisions on patient consent may lead to abuse, since many terminally ill patients are depressed, and, therefore, unable to make sound decisions on matters of such significance. While it is true that such patients may have a greater tendency to depression, we cannot justifiably assume all patients are depressed, or that depression, even when present, prevents a patient from consenting in a balanced and acceptable way. Depression is generally manageable nowadays, and a medical diagnosis can determine when a person is incapable of making such a decision. The issue of depression, therefore, should be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, and not be a reason for prohibiting choice in general.

1.      How do you know that this paragraph is a counter argument?

2.      Find the rebuttal/refutation sentence

3.      The rebuttal/refutation sentences have two clauses divided by a comma. Which clause rejects/rebuts the counter argument and which clause acknowledges the points made in the counter argument?

4.      Which phrases are used to acknowledge the counter argument and which phrases are used to rejects/rebuts the counter argument?

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After watching the video, you will need to explain to the teacher the function of a refutation/rebuttal