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concession views?
I have to write an essay on what the press' role is on the executive branch-and for my introduction, I have to include concession views. Does anyone know what that is--?? I have to include three and then identify reasons to be explored..such as?? I've tried looking it up. All I got was this one answer on yahoo or w/e that really didn't help me at all. Can anyoneee here help? Thanks
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Theymos is correct, though let me go a little further. More or less, while making an argument/statement/pov etc, you often want to mention opposing views, especially if you intend to disprove them.
For example, if you were a media type and wanted to go Bush-bashing, you could just say "Bush is bad, blah blah blah". There are a few problems here - for one, you'll seem (obviously) biased as you only presented one viewpoint...and though media has some bias, most media usually tries to avoid making too large of waves (unless maybe talk radio, and lets not argue that here lol). This also makes it easier for others who disagree with you to simply ignore what you present as total rubbish and they'll just keep their own arguments to refute yours. When dealing with political, legal or religious arguments, for example, you will want to consider using concession views unless what you are discussing/proposing is widely agreed upon.
A concession view is, more or less, a clever device used in debate, arguing and the like. In a sense, you kind of get "a foot in the door" so to speak, particularly when dealing with a hostile group of recipients or are dealing with devisive issues. You simply concede a point or points that may run counter to the one you are trying to make. So instead of saying "green beans are good" and having those who disagree ignore the rest of what you have to say, you could say "Though there are those who disagree, green beans are good" or "Many people like green beans; however there are those who disagree". Now you concede that you arent speaking an absolute, you are conceding that there is more than one point of view. Those who disagree with your overall argument may be satisfied enough that you actually recognized their opinion (which might run counter to yours, or your articles) that they wont simply throw what you wrote in the trash. For your essay this is very important - media needs to be careful of how they present articles - they need to be fair as they can. Especially in the current political climate.
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Those are views that are different to the one you're taking. Typically you present these views and tell the downsides to them and how yours is better.
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