2.1-2.3 Claims and Evidence

Match the following types of evidence with their definition

• Facts

• Objective information

• Statistics

• Numerical facts and/or data

• Analogies

• Specific instances that demonstrate something relevant to the claim

• Examples

• Short, real-life stories used to illustrate a point

• Anecdotes

• Comparisons between two things used to explain or clarify a point

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What is a "pro" or benefit when including FACTS as evidence to defend a claim?

• Facts are hard to disagree with

• Facts show how a claim might matter in the real world

• facts make something unfamiliar or complex more understandable

• Facts make abstract concepts understandable and relatable

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What is a "pro" or benefit when including ANECDOTES as evidence to defend a claim?

• Anecdotes are hard to disagree with

• Anecdotes show how a claim might matter in the real world

• Anecdotes make something unfamiliar or complex more understandable

• Anecdotes are easy to accept because they show trends to support claims

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What is a "pro" or benefit when including ANALOGIES as evidence to defend a claim?

• Analogies are hard to disagree with

• Analogies show how a claim might matter in the real world

• Analogies make something unfamiliar or complex more understandable

• Analogies are easy to accept because they show trends to support claims

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What is a "pro" or benefit when including STATISTICS as evidence to defend a claim?

• Statistics are hard to disagree with

• Statistics show how a claim might matter in the real world

• Statistics make something unfamiliar or complex more understandable

• Statistics are easy to accept because they show trends to support claims

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Match the following types of evidence to their definition

• Details

• formal written or spoken statements provided as evidence

• Personal Observations/Experiences

• writer's conclusions based on their experiences with the topic

• Experiments

• scientific procedures that test hypotheses and rely on observable, measurable, and reproducible results.

• Testimonies

• statements made by people with special knowledge of the topic

• Expert Opinions

• relevant facts, descriptions, items or features

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What is a "pro" or benefit when including DETAILS as evidence to defend a claim?

• Details provide visual images making the claim real and substantial.

• Details build trust in the writer and the claim

• Details humanize the claim, making it real and relevant, while also providing trust in the claim

• Details indicate that an objective process for gathering evidence and making claims was used.

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What is a "pro" or benefit when including EXPERT OPINIONS as evidence to defend a claim?

• Expert Opinions provide visual images making the claim real and substantial.

• Expert Opinions build trust in the writer and the claim

• Expert Opinions humanize the claim, making it real and relevant, while also providing trust in the claim

• Expert Opinions indicate that an objective process for gathering evidence and making claims was used.

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What is a "pro" or benefit when including TESTIMONIES as evidence to defend a claim?

• Testimonies provide visual images making the claim real and substantial.

• Testimonies build trust in the writer and the claim

• Testimonies humanize the claim, making it real and relevant, while also providing trust in the claim

• Testimonies indicate that an objective process for gathering evidence and making claims was used.

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What is a "pro" or benefit when including EXPERIMENTS as evidence to defend a claim?

• Experiments provide visual images making the claim real and substantial.

• Experiments build trust in the writer and the claim

• Experiments humanize the claim, making it real and relevant, while also providing trust in the claim

• Experiments indicate that an objective process for gathering evidence and making claims was used.

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