Final Review #1 (CER: Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning)

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What is a claim?

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A statement that asserts something to be true, which can be supported or refuted with evidence.

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What is evidence?

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Data or information that supports a claim, demonstrating its validity.

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What is reasoning in the context of CER?

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A justification that connects the evidence to the claim, explaining why the evidence supports the claim.

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Why is it important to have evidence?

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To prove our claim is true and to provide support for our assertions.

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What does the acronym CER stand for?

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning.

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Give an example of a claim.

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Air is matter.

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Give an example of evidence.

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Football players are 33% more likely to get injured than baseball players.

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What is the role of reasoning in a scientific argument?

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It explains how the evidence supports the claim.

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What is the difference between a claim and evidence?

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A claim is an assertion, while evidence is the data that supports that assertion.

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What is an example of reasoning?

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The increase in weight of the ball shows that air has mass, supporting the claim that air is matter.