A disputed claim

C2 · Mastery · 6 lines

The dialogue, in order:

1. The first speaker: D'Tester hu bewisen, datt d'Substanz net gëfteg ass.
   The tests have proved that the substance is not poisonous.
2. The second speaker: zweiwelhaft
   doubtful
3. The first speaker: Ech bleiwe bei menger Behaaptung!
   I stand by my claim!
4. The second speaker: Ech hat vun Ufank un e gewëssene Virbehalt vis-à-vis vun denge Methoden.
   From the start I had a certain reservation about your methods.
5. The first speaker: Ech ginn zou, datt ech mech an deem Punkt geiert hat.
   I admit that I was mistaken on that point.
6. The second speaker: genee
   exact, precise

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The lines are taught in: Debate and persuasion, Style, nuance and argument

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