Claims, Evidence, and Counterargument

Claims & Evidence

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Multiple Select

What will we be learning today? Choose 2.

• identifying the claim

• analyzing the argument

• structure arguments

• analyze characteristics

Multiple Choice

Definition of a claim

• Will NOT offer facts and reasons to show the author's point of view and is NOT backed up with evidence.

• argumentative text

• the main idea, or arguable statement, that represents the author’s position on a topic.

• a type of writing

Multiple Choice

A claim is:

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Select

What reason does the person give to explain WHY sparkling water is disgusting? Click ALL that apply.

• It has fruit flavoring

• It's painful to drink

• It has carbon dioxide

• It taste like the water is angry

Multiple Choice

What is evidence?

• False information

• Information that doesn't support a claim

• Details, facts or information that supports a claim

Multiple Choice

Does the evidence support the claim?

Claim: snapchat is dangerous for young people."

Evidence: Snapchat is an app that allows users to add filters to photos

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the evidence support the claim?

Claim: Crinkle cut fries are more popular than any other French fry.

Evidence: Waffle fries are the best-selling fries in the world.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the evidence support the claim?

Claim: Fenty Beauty has better products than Kylie Cosmetics.

Evidence: Fenty Beauty foundation is rated four stars at Sephora, but Kylie Cosmetics foundation isn’t even sold at Sephora.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the evidence support the claim?

Claim: Sparkling water is disgusting.

Evidence: It is painful to drink, and it tastes like someone just waved a piece of fruit over water, and it made the water angry.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does the evidence support the claim?

Claim: Texas should build more Buc-ees between Houston and San Antonio.

Evidence: The environments of the different regions of Texas vary widely.

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

Identify one claim in the text. Then, share at least one piece of evidence the author uses to support the claim.

Open Ended

Identify one claim in the text. Then, share at least one piece of evidence the author uses to support the claim.

Open Ended

Identify the counterargument in the text.

Open Ended

Identify the counterargument in the text.