They say/I say
I agree with Birkenstein and Graff (2018) claims that when a writer is launching an effective argumentative essay, he or she is not only supposed to provide a summary of someone else thoughts but also quote their exact words. This helps in giving the essay relevance and meaning. When quoting someone’s exact quotes the writer should ensure that the quotes are supported by words explaining the thought. This would help the reader to understand the text and it also provides deeper meaning or information about that argument. There is no way quotations can stand up for themselves hence the need of surrounding the exact words with a frame providing more information about the quote. The writer should observe the use of templates such as according to X, “quote” to support the exact words from someone else’s thoughts.
Birkenstein and Graff (2018) are surely right about disagreeing as one of the ways to respond being the easiest way to generate essay. This is because it is the simplest option for the writer and it is an option that most people are associated with during critical thinking. When disagreeing, the writer is supposed to provide facts and evidence to support his or her thinking. Birkenstein and Graff (2018), claim that when a writer is disagreeing it is more than adding the word “not” into an argument. Provision of facts and evidence enables the writer to provide an effective argumentative easy which can convince the writer easily. It may seem easy to disagree but in real sense one needs to asserts his or her thoughts to support his or her argument. The writer should not take a lot of time to show his stand in terms of disagreeing when responding to a text or an argument.
Work Cited
Birkenstein, Cathy, and Gerald Graff. They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. WW Norton & Company, 2018. pp 43 – 66