What 4 Things Should a Rebuttal Do?

1.Summarize2.Find Common Ground (concede points)3.Expose bad reasoning (analogy)4.Advance a counterargument

Real life rebuttal forms:

• Letters to the editor• Personal letters• Essays to the public• Speeches• Other genres?

The Power of Analogy

Creating “Truth” to persuade an audience

Analogies can persuade like Michael Phelps can win.

Bad analogy contest winners.

Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever. (Unknown)

Bad analogy contest winners.

Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever. (Unknown)

The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease.(Gary F. Hevel, Silver Spring)

Bad analogy contest winners.

From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you’re on vacation in another city and “Jeopardy” comes on at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30.(Roy Ashley, Washington)

Maybe some good ones?

The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t.(Russell Beland, Springfield)

His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.(Chuck Smith, Woodbridge)

I don't think there's anything certainly more unseemly than the sight of a rock star in academic robes. It's a bit like when people put their King Charles spaniels in little tartan sweats and hats. It's not natural, and it doesn't make the dog any smarter." -- Bono, 2004 Commencement Address at The University of Pennsylvania

"Remember this, ladies and gentlemen. It's an old phrase, basically anonymous. Politicians are a lot like diapers: You should change them frequently and for the same reason. Keep that in mind next time you vote. Good night.

"I want to say 'thank you' to all the fans that voted for me and Owen [Wilson] for Wedding Crashers. And I feel a little guilty about winning the award 'cause it's not that hard of a thing to do. When you work with someone like Owen Wilson, I kind of feel like a jockey on the back of a great horse like Secretariat. My job is just to hold on."

"Withdrawal of U.S. troops will become like salted peanuts to the American public; the more U.S. troops come home, the more will be demanded." -- Henry Kissinger, Memo to President Richard Nixon, 10 September 1969.

Ogres are like Onions

Haitians are guests who didn’t RSVP.

Body glitter is like mono.

Naming a child is like trying to fit in at a party.

Ryan Seacrest is like celery.

Analogies are like monsters.

Starbucks is like a crazy ex-girlfriend that you still visit.

Wikipedia is like hearing a great story in a bar.

Smoking cigarettes for the rest of your life is like running with the bulls; eventually it will catch up to you.

Saying citizen journalism can provide a foundation for news is like saying a neighborhood watch program can do the job of a professionally trained police force. Yeah, the people of the community can help out and provide positive contributions, but the professionally trained policy and journalists provide the effective base.

Arguing over athletic achievement of different eras is like Seinfeld. It may entertain you, make you think, or even enhance your livelihood. But really, what’s it about?

Judging those involved in THON without actually trying to understand the mission of the organization and trying it for yourself is like saying that the Grand Canyon isn’t beautiful if you’ve never been there. Something that you may feel is overrated, may actually help to give you a different perspective and actually take your breath away.

Saying race dialogue is no longer important is like saying the wound is healed once a band aid is placed on it. Special care must be given to that wound in order to let it heal properly and function as it once did. Ignoring the wound, like the topic of race, only allows it to grow or heal improperly.