A STUDENT reads at a table. Another STUDENT joins her and sets two plates of sandwiches on the table.
STUDENT 1: Hey! Do you think peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are just for kids?
STUDENT 2: Um, if they are, consider me a kid for life!
STUDENT 1: No, I’m serious. What do you think?
STUDENT 2: No way, I love a P B and J! It’s got that perfect mix of salty and sweet, and with a glass of cold milk, nothing’s better!
STUDENT 1: I totally agree but the one problem I do have with P B and J is that it gets too soggy and then the jelly soaks through the bread.
STUDENT 2: Yeah, I guess that can be a bummer sometimes.
STUDENT 1: But check it out, so what I do is I toast the bread. That’s the only way to make a P B and J!
STUDENT 1 tucks into her sandwich. STUDENT 2 pauses, then takes a bite of hers.
STUDENT 2: Mmm. That’s pretty good.
STUDENT 1: Right?
STUDENT 2: But you see what you did there?
STUDENT 1: See what I did where?
STUDENT 2: You agreed with me but then you distinguished your position from mine. I like P B and Js un-toasted but you prefer the bread toasted.
STUDENT 1: Yeah, I guess you can say that I march to the beat of my own drum.
STUDENT 2: It’s always a good idea to clarify your position and figure out how it differs from someone else's. Only then can you look for evidence that supports your point of view.
STUDENT 1: All the evidence I need is right here in my hand with this beautiful, tasty and toasted P B and J!
STUDENT 2: Seriously, though, where’s the milk?
STUDENT 1: Oh. Yeah, no kidding!
STUDENT 2: I’ll go get some.
STUDENT 1: Okay.
How does the one student distiguish her position from another student?
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