Evaluating Arguments

True or False: A claim is a statement that must be argued.

• True

• False

What part of an argument explains why a counterclaim is incorrect?

• Claim

• Rebuttal

• Reasoning

• Evidence

Facts, details, statistics, expert opinions, and quotes are known as...?

• Reasoning

• Evidence

• Rebuttals

• Claims

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Which of the following best defines reasoning?

• facts and statistics found in research

• using strong feelings, rather than facts, to persuade

• quoting an expert in the field to support a claim

• a general statement that supports the author's claim or opinion

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

Which of the following statements is an example of a claim?

• Sports teach students how to work as a team and trust others to be supportive.

• The National Alliance for Youth Sports states, "Working as a team to reach a common goal helps children develop communication and problem solving skills that will benefit them on the field and off."

• Every middle school student should be required to participate in a sport.

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: "High school students should be required to wear uniforms."

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

Read the following excerpt from an essay. Evaluate the evidence that the writer uses to support the claim. Does the author provide evidence to support the claim?

"Everyone wants to live in a clean environment. This is something that all humans and animals deserve. Therefore, everyone should recycle. All paper, plastic, and also bottles should be put into recycling bins. Anyone that does not do this should pay a fine."

• Yes

• No

A counterargument is:

• addressing the opposing view of the claim

• The WHY part of an argument

• A writer's position on an issue

• THE claim of an argument

Which sentence from the article is the author’s claim?

• a. “Many people have strong opinions about when you should start listening to Christmas music.”

• b. “In my opinion, people should listen to Christmas music whenever they want.”

• c. “This is because we need to respect differences and allow others to make their own choices.”

• d. “Many Americans think that you should wait until after Thanksgiving so that you are only celebrating one holiday at a time.”

Which sentence from the article contains the author’s supporting reasons?

• a. “Many people have strong opinions about when you should start listening to Christmas music.”

• b. “In my opinion, people should listen to Christmas music whenever they want.”

• c. “This is because we need to respect differences and allow others to make their own choices.”

• d. “Many Americans think that you should wait until after Thanksgiving so that you are only celebrating one holiday at a time.”