Claims vs. Statements

All students should be required to play a sport before graduating from high school.

• Statement

• Claim

The first Harry Potter book was released in 1997, and the series ended ten years later in 2007.

• Statement

• Claim

The Holocaust was the most tragic event in history.

• Statement

• Claim

School districts should be spending their funds on learning tools rather than sports equipment.

• Statement

• Claim

According to statista.com, Facebook was the most popular social media outlet in 2018.

• Statement

• Claim

Texting and driving should be illegal in all 50 states, because it can lead to accidents, injuries, and even death.

• Thesis statement

• Claim + thesis

• Statement + claim

• Claim

What is wrong with the following claim?

We do not like school uniforms.

• It is not a true statement.

• It contains the writer's opinion.

• It is not an arguable statement that can be supported by evidence.

• It does not contain any evidence.

The New Orleans Saints are currently the #1 team in the NFC.

• Statement

• Claim

Claim or Statement?

Chad Hurley created Youtube in 2005.

• Claim

• Statement

Claim or Statement?

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

• Claim

• Statement