2. Work on Risk Taking Essay - check for your copy in your shared with me files in google drive
Introducing Points
- While many argue risk taking is ________, I believe it has the potential to teach / foster / stimulate / increase .....
- When an individual takes a risk, they are introduced to .... and this can help them by....
- In addition to ________(summarize 1st point), risk taking also has the potential to help you... / can increase ....
Introducing a Quote:
- X insists, “__________.”
- As person X puts it in an article by _________, “_________.”
- According to X, risk taking is ... “__________.”
- In the article, "Title" , X maintains that __________.
- X also acknowledges that _____ when she writes "________".
Using the words of others:
- Direct quotation: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer found that people who participate in extreme sports have an image of “risk takers and adrenaline junkies”. He found this really isn’t true (Medical News Today).
- Paraphrase: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer notes that people who participate in extreme sports try to be prepared so they can decrease their risk of injury (Medical News Today).
- Summary: In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk-taking: Study,” Dr. Brymer cites his study to show that many people who participate in extreme sports do so for reasons other than an adrenaline rush. He points out that they don’t like to be out of control and that by preparing for their sport, they feel they are really in control (Medical New Today).
Discussing evidence
- This evidence illustrates that _________
- The quote demonstrates that __________.
- My whole life I have heard it said that __________ and X makes it clear that...
- When I was a child, I used to think that __________ and this is confirmed in the above quote.
Agreeing with Evidence
Author X argues " __________", and suggests _______. I agree that __________ because .....
She argues __________, and I support this point because __________.
His / Her argument that __________ is supported by research showing that __________.
Disagreeing:
- I think that X is mistaken because she overlooks __________.
- I disagree with X’s view that __________ because, as I have experienced or observed __________.
- Although the author mentions that ______ , X overlooks an important point about __________.
Objections and Counter-Arguments
Introducing objections:
- Some people may say that _______________.
- Critics might argue that __________________.
- I know some people will think _________________.
- There are people who would disagree because _______________.
- Those who have never tried ____________ might (think/say/argue) that ________________.
Addressing opposing viewpoints:
- These critics haven't considered ______________________.
- When you know more about ________________...
- Doubters should see how____________________...
- To say that _____________ is an exaggeration of_________________.
- While it is true that ___________________, it does not necessarily mean that________________.
