<p>I currently follow academichacker's <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/645763-how-write-12-essay-just-10-days.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/645763-how-write-12-essay-just-10-days.html</a> guide.</p>
<p>Using this template where would the best place to put a counter-argument be? I believe I only have three choices.</p>
<p>a. use 2 examples and make the 3rd example a counter-argument
b. use 3 examples and put the counter-argument in the conclusion
c. use two detailed examples and place the counter-argument in the conclusion and make it in depth</p>
<p>Which of these options would be the best. I would just like a 10 or 11 on this essay. I'm not aiming for a perfect score as I am not that great of a writer.</p>
<p>Acknowledgement of a counterargument—and refutation thereof—appears wherever it logically belongs.</p>
<p>“Where it MOST logically belongs” differs in every single writing task.</p>
<p>I would just like a 10 or 11 on this essay. I’m not aiming for a perfect score as I am not that great of a writer.</p>
<p>Tens are 90th-percentile scores. An eleven puts you in the 95th percentile. Those scores are basically reserved for “great writers.” No template can teach you how to write. It just tells you where to put stuff.</p>
<p>maybe I should’ve clarified. Most of the people at my school are extremely good writers and I’m comparing myself to them when I say I’m not that great. I’ve actually gotten 9’s on my last two SATs.</p>
<p>Wherever you decide, do NOT put it in the conclusion paragraph. The conclusion is to wrap up your essay - to reiterate main points, to make the reader feel a sense of urgency. It is not the place to bring up new ideas.</p>
<p>You can write a paragraph for each of your points followed by a counterarguments paragraph (and then a conclusion paragraph). You can also include counterarguments in your main points paragraphs (this works well when you have several counterarguments that are similar enough to your main points). There are plenty of ways to include counterarguments… just don’t do it in the conclusion,</p>