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Defending a layered case

Understand each item before testing yourself. Choose honestly whether it already feels familiar or needs practice.

1 of 5Expression

I accept that…, so…

Concede the actual consequence of an objection.

Example

I accept that…, so…

Vocabulary in this set

Defend a multi-layered position under challenge by conceding proportionately, ranking reasons, and showing why the conclusion survives credible objections.

  1. I accept that…, so…

    Expression

    Concede the actual consequence of an objection.

    I accept that…, so…

  2. That does not make… irrelevant.

    Expression

    Prevent a limited concession from erasing the whole case.

    I accept that the pilot was unusually well funded, so its exact results may not transfer. That does not make the underlying mechanism irrelevant.

  3. The case rests on two levels.

    Expression

    Assign different roles to different reasons.

    Because the case rests on two levels: the pilot shows what can work, while the comparative data indicates which elements remain effective at lower intensity.

  4. More fundamentally,…

    Phrase

    Rank a deeper reason above a secondary one.

    More fundamentally,…

  5. The conclusion survives the objection because…

    Expression

    Show explicitly what remains defensible.

    The conclusion survives the objection because…

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