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According to the American Health Association, peanut butter is a great source of protein.

• Claim
• Evidence

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What is the purpose or function of REASONING in an argument?

• It provides your position and what you intend to prove in your argument.
• It provides facts, statistics, quotes, or examples that prove your argument is correct.
• It provides a restatement of your claim in different words.
• It provides an explanation and a link for each piece of evidence you use in an argument.

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True or False:
Evidence is facts that support your claim. 

• True
• False

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What are the specific pieces of information that support a claim called?

• Evidence
• Reason
• Argument
• Counterclaim

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Why is Marta and her group pushing people to strike?

• to be rebels

• for fair wages and treatment

• to go to jail

• to be deported

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Which of the following is NOT true of supercells?

• They never occur in northern states.

• They are most common from April to June.

• They are most like to occur in an area known as tornado alley.

• They can occur in some southern states from January to March.

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Select the IRRELEVANT evidence for this claim: The driving age should be lowered.

• Lowering the driving age would make teens more responsible.

• Newer, young drivers are twice as likely to cause car accidents than older, experienced drivers.

• Teens have much better eyesight when they are younger, which would help their driving.

• Teens can get jobs at a younger age because their parents won't have to drive them.

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What is the evidence in the following argument?

In our experiment, the blocks had different masses, 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g. and 142 g. but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall. No, mass does not affect how quickly an object falls. Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls.

• In our experiment, the blocks had different masses, 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g. and 142 g. but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall.

• No, mass does not affect how quickly an object falls.

• Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls.

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CLAIMS are ..

• statements that may or may not be true

• always made in the first paragraph

• based on insufficient evidence

• found in certain genres

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A student found some more sources he could use for his report on the benefits of playing chess. Which source would have the MOST useful information for the report?

• An article titled "The History of Chess" published in a scholarly journal.

• A graphic novel about a young girl who wins the chess tournament in her state, putting her school on the map.

• A documentary on the origins of Chess.

• An article in a game magazine titled "Why Chess is Good For The Brain"

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