Question

Read the following claim and counterclaim from a student’s argument essay:

We need to spend more time in nature. We have work and other obligations which require us to be indoors.

Which revision effectively uses a transitional thought to show the relationship between the claim and counterclaim?


We need to spend more time in nature; furthermore, we have work and other obligations that require us to be indoors.

Despite our commitments to work and other obligations that require us to be indoors, we need to spend more time in nature.

After spending time in nature, we have work and other obligations that require us to be indoors.

In addition to spending more time in nature, we also have work and other obligations that require us to be indoors.

Answer 1

I think the correct answer would be the second option. The revision that would effectively use a transitional thought to show the relationship between the claim and counterclaim would be the statement:

Despite our commitments to work and other obligations that require us to be indoors, we need to spend more time in nature.

The revision should be focused on saying that no matter what commitments or work we have that requires us being inside infrastructures, it would still be important to go out and enjoy what nature has to offer. The other options aside from the second one does not make any sense in my opinion.

Answer 2

I think the answer is the second one. (B)