Extra Credit-Claims, Evidence, Reasoning

Front

Is the following sentence an example of a claim or evidence?
According to the American Health Association, peanut butter is a great source of protein.

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Evidence

Front

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

Options:

When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

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A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

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At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

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School uniforms can be ordered online .

Back

At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

Front

The following sentence is an example of: More school districts should wake up to the benefits of starting school later in the morning.

Back

Claim

Front

Evidence is

Back

information that tends to prove or disprove a claim

Front

A claim is

Back

a debatable statement that can be supported with evidence.

Front

Reasoning is __________________.

Back

Explains why and how the evidence actually connects and supports the claim.

Front

Is the statement "Rhinos have horns" a claim, evidence, or reasoning?

Back

Evidence

Front

Can details from an image be textual evidence?

Back

True

Front

Which sentence is the claim? Air is matter., We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it., This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.

Back

Air is matter.

Front

"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep" is an example of:

Back

Evidence