反駁段: 絕對化反方理據

我們寫反方理據時，可以舉出反方一些有絕對性字眼的理據，令自己容易去反駁。因為每逢絕對，總有例外。例子：

Some people argue that there is nothing optimistic about the future of the environment because globalization has opened up markets and has resulted in an unprecedented increases in the demand for goods.

（有些人論說對於環境的未來，沒有任何樂觀的地方，因為全球化開放了市場，引致了對產品需求史無前例的增加。）

雖然「全球化開放了市場，引致了對產品需求史無前例的增加」的理據合理，但是否真的完全沒有樂觀的地方呢？

我們可以舉一些樂觀的例子作反駁。例如：

However, where we have consumerism, we also have groups of people that raise awareness above the problems of consumerism – an example is the popular “The story of” videos, which began with “The story of stuff”, and went on to produce “The story of plastic bottles” and other related videos. The fact that people are more aware of the problem and of possible solutions – thanks to the very same force of globalization – is a reason for optimism.

（可是，當我們有消費主義，我們也有一些人提高了對消費主義問題的意識─一個例子是流行的「ＸＸＸ的故事」錄像，這些錄像以「什麼什麼的故事」開始，然後製造「膠樽的故事」和其他相關節目。令人樂觀是因為，正正因為這相同的全球化的力量，人們更加意識到消費主義的問題和可能的解決方。）

甚至我們可再加多一個例子：

In addition, consumers are beginning to request greener products, and even though consumerism persists, at the very least, we are making an attempt to consume greener products, as seen by the trend of companies producing and advertising greener products to cater to the more environmentally conscious consumer. Again, this is reason for optimism.

（而且，消費者開始要求更綠色的產品，而雖然消費主義持續，至少，我們作出嘗試去消費更綠色的產品，這可由越來越多公司製造和宣傳更綠色的產品，以照顧更有環境意識的消費者的趨勢可看到。再一次，這是樂觀的理由。）