Critical response to the ACR Paragraph by Olena Bychkovska “Should the world help Africa combat HIV/AIDS?”. By Iuliia Gorodyska

Critical response to the ACR Paragraph by Olena Bychkovska “Should the world help Africa combat HIV/AIDS?”. By Iuliia Gorodyska

The paragraph written by Olena Bychkovska is clearly structured, which enhances the reader’s comprehension. The Argument-Counterargument-Rebuttal pattern can be distinctly noticed. Transitions between the three elements of the structure are well-build and logically coherent.  Moreover, there are two of ACR patterns used in the paragraph, each supported by evidences such as statistics, experts’ opinions, and empirical examples (e.g. DREAM project). This fact makes the paragraph more convincing and appealing. However, one question remains opened: the title of the paragraph is in interrogative form, which poses doubts about intention of the author. Instead, it would be advisable to rename the paragraph into “The world should help Africa combat HIV/AIDS.”

To sum up, the paragraph written by Olena Bychkovska is a very good example of how the ACR pattern should be used in academic writing.