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　　Example：

　　I submit that the strikers should accept the managements offer.Admittedly，　it is less than what was demanded. But it does resolve the main grievance――　inadequate health care. Furthermore， an independent study shows that a wage　increase greater than 5% would leave the company unable to compete against Japan and Germany， forcing itsintosbankruptcy.

　　The conclusion， the strikers should accept the managements offer， is stated in the first sentence. Then Admittedly introduces a concession; namely，that the offer was less than what was demanded. This weakens the speakerscase， but it addresses a potential criticism of his position before it can be made. The last two sentences of the argument present more compelling reasons to accept the offer and form the gist of the argument.

　　Following are some of the most common counter-premise indicators：

　　Counter-Premise Indicators

　　but despite

　　admittedly except

　　even though nonetheless

　　nevertheless although

　　however in spite of the fact

　　As you may have anticipated， the GMAT writers sometimes use counter-premises　to bait wrong answer-choices. Answer-choices that refer to counter-premises　are very tempting because they refer directly to the passage and they are in part true. But you must ask yourself Is this the main point that the auth　or is trying to make? It may merely be a minor concession.