Answer:
In an argumentative essay, <u>the writer should include a counterclaim after the claim that exposes his/her opposite idea</u>, whether it has been made for him/her as an example or for another before.
Explanation:
The idea of the argumentative essay is to explain, and justify with a well made argument, an idea, a statement, a claim. When we expose an idea, we will probably find out that there are others that don't agree with us and have their own reasons. In this case, to make a good work, we have to be aware of the existence of these other ideas and explain why we don't agree (counterclaim). If in an argumentative essay, we only expose our ideas and don't recognize the existence of others on the same subject, our essay will be incomplete and will not reach the objective of convincing our audience.
At the beginning of the essay, we have to expose our idea and give the reasons and the evidence that we have that support our idea, after that we will recognize that there are other ideas that oppose to ours, and there we will explain why we don't agree with that. That part will be the counterclaim.
