“A BUT B statements”
“A BUT B statements ” of a problem:
In chapter 10 of Having Your Say, the authors address the topic of “A BUT B statements.” “A BUT B” statements clearly identify a problem by showing a clash between a statement expressing an important goal, desired state, or value and a condition that prevents the thing of importance from being achieved. This sense of tension is what manifests as the problem of a situation. Here is an “A BUT B statement” that I can apply to my topic:
(A) To learn a foreign language to the extent of being highly competent in the understanding and usage of the language, it is necessary that individuals be exposed to language education at a very early age when they are most capable of acquiring languages; but since foreign language programs in the US are typically only introduced after elementary school, students cannot develop the essential abilities for language comprehension and usage since the innate factors which enable young children to acquire languages easily and efficiently have disappeared to a considerable extent.
