Please help meee -- Suppose a student contradicts a statement that she has made during a group discussion. Which of these is the
best way to work toward resolving the contradiction? A. "O.K., the character's motivation is a tricky topic. Let's move on to the chapter where the author describes the setting."
B. "The problem with that statement is that it's based on an article that is clearly biased. The author works for an oil company."
C. "It sounds like you're supporting two different sides of the issue. Let's look at how the research supports these points."
D. "I'm not sure we can trust that source. Can we find out a little more about who wrote it and when?"
Option C acknowledges the student has contradicted herself without being judgmental. It also allows for further inspection and discussion by having everyone think about the research and decide which contradictory opinion is the best one.
Option A totally changes the subject, which is not the best way to resolve the contradiction. Option B tells the student what to think instead of allowing her to arrive at her own conclusion. Option D does not bring the contradiction to the student's awareness.
Therefore, Option C is the best way to resolve the contradiction.
The word friends can be replaced by the pronoun THEY but in this case the phrase replaced will be some of our friends , that is to say the subject . Another option is to replace our friends by THEM . In this sentence friends can be repalced by THEM
