TC and SC session 2- classwork question

While Parker is very outspoken on issues she cares about, she is not (i) __; she concedes the (ii) __ of opposing arguments when they expose weaknesses inherent in her own.

Please help me understand if the way i am thinking about the math strategy is correct ?
While = contrast ( - )
outspoken = positive ( + )
so the first black has to be negative ( - ) but as there is already a “NOT” so the whole idea of blank 1 to be negative the black has to have a positive idea?

You are right about the signs for the blanks.