Friday, June 29: Refute that nonsense

In the morning lab session, the students had casing conferences withChetan and Josh in an effort to solidify their positions. While the conferences were going on, Mr. Timmons provided feedback to students doing rebuttal redoes, emphasizing argumentative clarity and technical precision. Later in the morning, Chetan delivered a lecture on refuting value/criterion structure, which served as the basis for a nightly homework assignment—and various exercises to be done on Saturday. In the afternoon lab, we discussed in detail different categories of responses to arguments, and the advantages and shortcomings of each type. This segued into a drill where the students applied each category of response to an argument they'd encountered in their practice round. We'd like to complement Chey Mashburn on her outstanding word economy during the afternoon drills.