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Global Perspectives - Claims

Authored by Emilie Talbot

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Global Perspectives - Claims
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why isn't this sentence a claim :
Is nuclear power safe?

Because it is not debatable.

Because people may have different opinions.

Because it is a question.

Because it is too specific.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of sustainability?

Sustainability is the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.

Sustainability is our society's ability to exist and develop without depleting all of the natural resources needed to live in the future.

Sustainability is when people burn fossil fuels and convert land from forests to agriculture.

Sustainability is the act of using too much of something, especially a natural resource, for example minerals, forests, coal, etc.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Select the correct type of claim.

Increased human fossil-fuel consumption over the past two centuries has increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.


Claim of fact

Claim of value

Claim of policy

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Strong or weak claim?

Climate change could make armed conflict more likely, including wars over water.


Strong claim

Weak claim

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why isn't this a strong claim?

If humanity does not take dramatic steps to reduce fossil-fuel consumption, civilization may collapse.


Because it uses the modal verb "may"

Because it is too obvious

Because it is an opinion

Because it is not a question

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is this a strong claim?

Students should ride their bicycles rather than being driven to school.

Because it is a claim of fact

Because it is arguable

Because it is too general

Because it is true

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Turn this factual sentence into a claim of fact.

The temperature of the earth is rising, and extreme events are increasing in frequency.

The temperature of the earth is rising _____ ___ global warming.

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