Claims and Evidence

What is a claim?

• a story

• a point the author is trying to prove with evidence

• a fact that is always true

• a lie

What should evidence include?

• A personal opinion

• Facts or information that helps us figure out whether a belief or claim is true

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An author's claim is more believable if they have evidence to support the claim.

• True

• False

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"Pizza is the best Italian food."

Is this an example of a claim, or evidence?

• Evidence

• Claim

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"According to The Associated Press, a new research report found that nearly 40% of TikTok search results about news topics had misinformation in them."

Is this an example of a claim, or evidence?

• Claim

• Evidence

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What is evidence?

• Things the author made up

• fiction stories the author once heard

• proof the author gives to support their claim

• the weather report

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"Not all junk food is bad."

Match this claim with supporting evidence.

• Doctors agree that it is okay to eat sweets in moderation, as long as you have a balanced and healthy diet overall.

• Studies show that if we consume too much, it can cause health problems, like obesity and diabetes.

What evidence might the author give to support this claim?

"Dogs are better than cats."

• Dogs are a lot of work and make big messes.

• Dogs will play with your outside and go on walks, helping you lead a healthy lifestyle.

• Dogs are okay, but cats are better than dogs.

• Dogs bark too much.

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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, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online .

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Which piece of evidence BEST supports this claim:

Not having a father in the home can cause young boys to become violent young men.

• 20% of professional boxers grew up without fathers in the home.

• I knew a guy named Mike who grew up without a father and he was suspended from school five times for stealing.

• 26 of the 27 worst mass shooters in American history were boys who grew up without fathers.

• According to MSNBC, 75% of homeless men grew up without fathers.

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