What is a Claim? (Use chart at: shorturl.at/kpvGM)

To be a good claim, a statement needs to...

• meet 100% of the characteristics listed on the chart.

• meet 75% of the characteristics listed on the chart.

• meet at least 60% of the characteristics on the chart.

• use the characteristics on the chart as suggestions.

The more characteristics a claim meets, the...

• stronger the claim is.

• more likely it is to be a fact.

• smarter you are.

• more words it has in it.

If there are eight characteristics on the claims chart (http://shorturl.at/kpvGM), how many do you need to meet to reach 60%?

• Five

• Six

• Four

• Seven

A claim and a personal opinion are identicial.

• Yep

• Nope

The example claim, "As you can see, every teen in this room has a cell phone, therefore I need a cell phone," meets which characteristics?

• It is not "just" a personal opinion

• It is debateable

• It is obvious

• It is general

• It doesn't use highly emotional, subjective words

A personal opinion must always be backed up with evidence.

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Statements that everyone agrees on, such as, "bullying is mean", make good claims.

• False. A claim must be NOT obvious.

• True. A claim can be obvious.

What does it mean to be "debatable?"

• It means reasonable people think it is OK for others to disagree with it, even if this issue is hotly debated.

• It means reasonable people this is it OK disagree with it ONLY if it is something that can be ultimately agreed upon.

• It means people argue about it non-stop.

• It means it's a bad claim

What does it mean when a claim is "specific?"

• It means the opinion is focused and not overgeneralized or stereotypical in any way.

• It means the claim can be applied to everyone, all the time.

• It means the claim must be valid because it's based on evidence.

• It means only old-lady teachers believe it to be valid.

What could be counterclaim to the following,

"Cell phones are expensive so they should not be available to teenagers."

• Cell phones are expensive, which is bad because teenagers lose things all the time.

• Cell phones have come down in price, so they should be made available to teenagers.

• Cell phones are expensive, but they still should be available to teenagers.

• Cell phones are cheap, which is good because teenagers lose things all the time.