Consider the opposite sideWhat ways may the reader disagree with you?What arguments do they have?What questions do they have?Anticipate and answer these concernsAnticipate?Anticipate-expect or predictWhen should you write about this?Toward the end—before the rebuttalWhat is the opposite side of the argument? Some people may argue that while some student athletes may struggle with athletic/academic life balance, they have a lot of support. Athletes get support from teachers, coaches, and parents, so they may have actually have an advantage over other students who are trying to figure out a life balance on their own.