RED FLAGGING
Something about this author’s background that concerns me is…
A study/source cited by the author I need to read for myself is…
I notice an over-reliance on emotional language and generalizations when the author talks about…
I notice a lack of empirical evidence (data, evidence) in the author’s discussion of….
The author’s claim seems to only come from …..
COUNTERING
What this argument overlooks is…
The author assumes that…; this is problematic because…
The problem with this study is that…
The evidence the author uses to make this argument only applies or relates to …
This argument doesn’t apply to (situation, group of people)...
A point the author makes that is true, but doesn’t seem relevant to their argument, is…
The author’s bias is evident in their use of (sources, language, etc.) …
The author lacks evidence concerning…
While the author makes a good point about ..., it still does not prove that ….
While I concede that … is a valid point, I must point out that …
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