Claims and Evidence Flashcard

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What is evidence?

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proof the author gives to support their claim

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What might be proof the author gives to support this claim? "Dogs are good pets."

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Dogs cheer you up when you come in from a hard day.

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What might be proof the author gives to support this claim? "Electricity is useful."

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Electricity powers lights that help us see in the dark.

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What claim might the author be making using this evidence? "Chicago is the best city in the world." Options: Chicago is a great city for sports fans because we have the Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Bears, Blackhawks, and more. Chicago gets really cold and I hate to be cold. Chicago is muddy in the spring. Chicago has terrible traffic all the time.

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Chicago is a great city for sports fans because we have the Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Bears, Blackhawks, and more.

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What claim might the author be making using this evidence? "Traveling in a car is great." Options: You can see all of the sights as you drive by, Airplanes are faster than cars, I once traveled in a train, My parents have a car.

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My parents have a car.

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What might be proof to support this claim? "Being a kid is the best." Options: Kids get homework that take way too long. Kids have to go to bed when their parents say so. Kids get to play and hang out with their friends way more than adults do. Kids get grounded.

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Kids get to play and hang out with their friends way more than adults do.

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What might be the proof to support this claim? "Animals have adaptations to help them survive."

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Some rabbits' fur turn white in the winter to protect them from predators.

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What claim might the author be making using this evidence? "When lava flows, it destroys homes and can hurt people and animals."

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Volcanoes are dangerous.

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What claim might the author be making using this evidence? "Ice cream cools you off on a hot summer day."

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Ice cream is the best dessert of the summer.

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What is a claim?

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a point the author is trying to prove with evidence