Argumentative Reading Review

What type of evidence is the following passage?

“. . . the National Center for Statistics and Analysis reported that 8,278 adolescents were involved in fatal crashes. In 2003 alone, teenagers were involved in an estimated 1.5 million accidents.”

• Personal Experience

• Fact

• Anecdote

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What type of evidence is this: A research study by The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation found that certain flavors sprinkled and eaten on food helped people lose weight.

• Anecdotal

• Comparison

• Study

• Opinion

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What type of evidence is this: Trains are a dangerous way to travel. I know because I was in a train wreck. We will be much safer if we fly.

• Opinion

• Anecdotal

• Fact

• Study

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What type of evidence is this: Your nose is always in view. Technically you are always looking at your nose, but your brain just chooses to ignore it.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Data

• Study

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What type of evidence is this: About 37% of 12th graders reported vaping in 2018, compared with 28% in 2017.

• Statistics

• Data

• Fact

• Research Study

What type of evidence is this: Dr. Seuss wrote the famous children’s tale “Green Eggs and Ham” in order to win a bet against his publisher. The bet was that Seuss would not be able to write an entire book using only 50 words.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Data

• Statistics

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What type of evidence is this: According to a new study by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA), skinny jeans are possibly linked to major back pain issues – and most people are unaware of it.

• Data

• Statistics

• Fact

• Study

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What type of evidence is this: Researcher Jake Gammon found that “Men are more likely to admit to having picked their nose in the last year (46% compared with 37% of women); to have passed gas around others (41% compared with 30% of women); to have spit in the street (35% compared with 11%); and to have slurped when eating soup (22% compared with 15%).”

• Statistics

• Data

• Fact

• Research Study

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

The average female Burmese python lays between 50-100 eggs four times a year, which increases the python population by 7.75% annually.

• statistic

• fact

• anecdote

• example

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

The Burmese python preys on native Florida species of mammals such as birds, rabbits and reptiles.

• Example

• Fact

• Expert Opinion/Quote

• Statistic

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1