Counterargument and Rebuttal Of Mice and Men: Should George have killed Lennie? Argument/Claim: George should have killed Lennie. Counterargument Rebuttal Counterargument: George could have run away with Lennie again. George was supposed to take care of Lennie, not kill him. George could have turned Lennie in to the police. Rebuttal: Lennie has repeatedly caused trouble and will most likely hurt another person. Incorporate Counterarguments and Rebuttals into your writing: Use transitional phrases: “Although…,” “Even though…,” “[Counterargument]; however, …” 1. Although George could have run away with Lennie again, George cannot keep Lennie out of trouble any longer and Lennie would most likely hurt another person again. 2. Even though George was supposed to take care of Lennie, __________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________. 3. George could have turned Lennie in to the police; however, __________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________.