If the writer is arguing for something that obviously has downsides, they may present it as the lesser of two evils
An argument with downsides can be tricky at times, but it is still important to find other things that will bring up the argument.
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We can surely think of teachers who do not express political beliefs in the classroom.
In my opinion, this is entirely necessary. Teachers should not express political beliefs, just like how they don't express religious beliefs. I am religious myself, but i don't believe it to be right for teachers to teach these things. It is not their responsibility, and not right.
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If there is an exception that the argument hasn’t accounted for, that may point us to a weak spot that we should mention in our assessment.
This makes lots of sense and sounds right. This quote proves that it is important to fully explain an argument so it can have as little weak spots as possible.
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