: Re: Where to put counter-examples within a 5-paragraph essay? I am tutoring some students in the very basics of writing a 5-paragraph essay to present an argument, in preparation for more advanced

@Yeniel532

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I think there are a couple of equally valid ways that it could be done, depending on how they chose to structure their argument.

Thesis
Supporting Argument
Supporting Example
Counterexample
Conclusion

Is perfectly fine. However I don't see that there is anything wrong with:

Thesis
Supporting Argument
Counterexample
Merciless destruction of counterexample
Conclusion

Or even:

Thesis
Counterexample
Why the counterexample is fair.
Why the original thesis is better.
Conclusion

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