Author's Claim

Which is an example of a strong claim?

• Rock music is the best.

• Drake is better than Tupac because I listen to him more often.

• The music industry has taken a downfall, with artists copying each other and lack of vocabulary.

• Mariah Carey is better than Beyonce because she is the oldest.

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What is a claim?

• To state or assert that something is the case.
• Proof that something the author is saying is true
• A fact about a topic
• The available body of facts.

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What is an author's argument?

• Description of a topic.
• When two people yell at each other loudly.
• A reason or set of reasons given with the purpose of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
• Facts about a topic

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What is evidence?

• Facts that prove whether a belief or proposition is true.
• Opinions that prove whether a belief or proposition is true.

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Why does an author include reasoning?

• To show you how smart they are.
• Facts to prove a point.
• To support the claim.
• To support the evidence and show how the evidence supports the claim.

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A fact is...

• A statement that is true and can be proven.
• A statement that is a belief, but isn't alway true and can't be proven.

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An opinion is...

• A statement that is true and can be proven true.
• A statement that is a belief, but isn't always true and can't be proven true.

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a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally

• Claim

• Evidence

• Perspective

• Argument

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the writer's position on an issue or problem, usually supported by evidence

• fact

• reasoning

• claim

• evidence

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a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

• fact

• evidence

• claim

• reason

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