How would the statement "I'm not convinced" in the following passage be analyzed and mapped? "People believe that small class sizes are essential for better learning
They think that because they have seen statistical studies showing that in schools with a richer teacher to student ratio the students' scores on standardized tests tend on average to be higher. I'm not convinced. I say that a good teacher with a large group can be just as effective as a lousy teacher with a small group. And I can give you examples of kids who did really well on standardized tests even though their schools did not have a rich teacher to student ratio."
What will be an ideal response
The statement "I'm not convinced" is a signal that the speaker is about to present a counterargument. That statement is not itself the counterargument, so it does not go inside a wide arrow on the argument map. Rather, the analyst should put "[Small classes are not essential]" in a rectangle along with "I'm not convinced" to indicate and to clarify the speaker's conclusion.
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