English, 13.11.2020 14:00 laurenlay156

People who complain that video games involve too much sitting are probably old. They probably don’t know very much about gaming, either. They don’t realize that people can play virtual sports, such as tennis, on video games. There are video games for dancing, too. If people bothered to learn about the different kinds of video games, they would see how wrong they are. This student’s sample paragraph addresses the counterclaim. Critique this paragraph by answering the questions.

What is the counterclaim?

Video games are too violent.

Video games make people inactive.

Video games are different today.

What evidence weakens the counterclaim?

People who complain are old.

Sitting too much is bad for people.

There are video games for sports and dancing.

What is the tone of the rebuttal?

respectful

rude

humorous

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