argumentation

ARGUMENTATION

How to choose your argumentative thesis statement?

How to support my argument?

• RENNS

• DIFFERENT SOURCES

Rebuttal

Use the following sentence starters in order to incorporate counterarguments and rebuttals in your writing:

• Although...
• Even though...
• While it may be true that..., ...
• In spite of the fact that..., ...
• Some people may argue...but...
• A possible concern is...
• A common counterpoint is...
• For example, they [proponents/opponents] contend that...
• Those who believe...claim that...
• That is an understandable concern, however...
• This argument is wrong because...
• Although some people think/believe...others understand...
• The evidence, however, supports/disproves the argument that...because...

E-cigarettes are just as harmful to bystanders' health as regular cigarettes are. E-cigarette proponents claim that the electronic cigarettes are not toxic to others in the smokers' vicinity because it is just water vapor that is being expelled into the air. They emphasize the fact that there there is no tobacco or carbon monoxide being released. Even though this is true, what the proponents fail to mention is the other harmful elements that are in the smoke. Dr. Glantz, from Prevention magazine, states, "…there are several carcinogens that have been identified so far, and we haven't identified everything that's in these formulas." Not only does this prove that e-cigarettes expose toxic chemicals to others, but it also shows that e-cigarettes could be even more harmful than we know since not all of the carcinogens have been identified yet! Why risk the chance of harming others' health by allowing e-cigarettes in buildings? We should just ban all cigarettes, electronic or not, in order to ensure the safety of innocent bystanders.