"Professor Jacobs keeps reminding us to spend time thinking of counterarguments. Is thinking of counterarguments really necessary, though?"
What would you say to help this student?
O It is! Thinking of counterarguments is how you ensure that your argument can withstand objections from people with opposing
viewpoints.
O It is! Thinking of counterarguments is how you learn to attack the character of people who have opposing viewpoints
• It is not! The best way to deal with opposing viewpoints is to ignore them.