<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I often heard that adding counterargument is vital when writing ACT essay. How can I arrange this? Should I write new body paragraph dedicating to the counterargument to my viewpoint, or should I add bits of counterargument to each body paragraph?</p>
<p>Is counterargument basically opposing view of my opinion (the other side)?</p>
<p>This is what I do for the essay:
Intro
Support 1
Support 2
Opposing (opposite of your support)
Support 3
Conclusion</p>
<p>Yeah Mansu, happyboym247 has a good structure if you have plenty of time, if you are pinched on time what I use is</p>
<p>Thesis-only Intro
Support 1
Support 2
Counter
Brief Conclusion</p>
<p>Thank you men!</p>
<p>Do I have to address only the counterarguments or do I have to come up with defense against counterarguments to solidify my position better?</p>
<p>You have to acknowledge that there is another side to not sound to biased. You could counter your opposing side but you dont have to. If you have time, it would be better to.</p>
<p>At the beginning of the test, what I do is read the prompt and then make a chart of for vs against and take my strongest 3 from the for and my strongest from the against. It help you save time so you arent thinking, come up with a great idea, lose it, then have to remember what it was again.</p>
<p>PS I got a 10 on the writing which is like the top 1%</p>
<p>While I think happyboy’s method can easily lead to a 10-12 if written well, you’d be trying to squeeze 6 paragraphs into 30 minutes. For some people, this may not be difficult, and if that is so for you, then more power to you, but I personally know I would not be able to finish. I managed to get a 10 on the April ACT with only 4 paragraphs: a simple intro with a thesis at the end, 2 body paragraphs, and a short conclusion.</p>
<p>Honestly, for the counterargument, I just squeezed like 2 sentences in one of the body paragraphs, mainly because a counterargument was practically the exact opposite of what I was arguing in that paragraph. I began with something along the lines of “Some may say that…” and in the second sentence I acknowledged that it could be true, “however…” and countered it. My format is probably far from ideal, but it worked for me, and it’s a good alternative if you don’t think you’ll have time for 5 paragraphs.</p>
<p>Also, no matter what approach you use, remember to have smooth transitions between paragraphs as well.</p>