Templates for the Moves of Argument

(All are taken from They Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing by Graff and Birkenstein)

 

 
To Express Agreement

To Express Disagreement

To Express Agreement and Disagreement Simultaneously

 

To Entertain Objections and Identify Naysayers

To Make Concessions while Maintaining your Ground

To Introduce a Summary or Quotation

To Explain a Quotation