ED IN THE FIRST SENTENCE. THEN "ADMITTEDLY" INTRODUCES A CONCESSION; NAMELY,
THAT THE OFFER WAS LESS THAN WHAT WAS DEMANDED. THIS WEAKENS THE SPEAKER’S
CASE, BUT IT ADDRESSES A POTENTIAL CRITICISM OF HIS POSITION BEFORE IT CAN B
E MADE. THE LAST TWO SENTENCES OF THE ARGUMENT PRESENT MORE COMPELLING REASO
NS 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 I
N 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.