Best Claims

The novel is the best I've ever read.

• Good Claim

• Bad Claim

A claim should be...

• Specific

• Defensible

• Unarguable

• Original

A claim should not include...

• Personal Pronouns

• Contractions

• Opinions

• All of the above

Video games help relieve stress by taking one's mind off of their responsibilities.

• Good Claim

• Bad Claim

If schools had uniforms, the stress of choosing an outfit from day to day would be lower.

• Good Claim

• Bad Claim

Testing cosmetics on animals is cruel and should be outlawed because it violates animal rights.

• Good Claim

• Bad Claim

Alien life is an undeniable fact.

• Good Claim

• Bad Claim

Is Coca-Cola or Pepsi better? Choose the STRONGEST claim:

• Coke is better than Pepsi because more people in the world like it.

• I believe Pepsi is better because it tastes better than Coke.

• Coca-Cola is better a drink than Pepsi.

• Coca-Cola has more sales and flavor options, and therefore, is better than Pepsi.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

Should middle schoolers have cell phones? Choose the STRONGEST claim or claims:

• Because middle schoolers do not understand the consequences of cellphones, they should not have a cell phone.

• Middle schoolers are too young to need a cell phone.

• Most of their peers will have phones, so middle schoolers should have them, as well.

• Having a cell phone is a great way to learn responsibility; therefore, middle schoolers should have them.

Coloring is a good stress reliever because it relieves my stress.

• Good Claim

• Bad Claim