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“It’s important to limit your video game playing. First, playing video games isn’t good for your mind. It exposes young people to violence. Violent video games have been linked to aggression in kids. Also, it isn’t good for your health. The more video games you play, the less physical activity you are getting. Obesity and levels of video game playing are linked in research. Finally, playing video games limits the important social interactions you have in real life with friends and family. We miss talking with you around here because you’re always playing games!”
Which of the following is evidence for the claim below?
"It exposes young people to violence. "

• "Violent video games have been linked to aggression in kids."
• "Obesity and levels of video game playing are linked in research."
• "We miss talking with you around here because you’re always playing games!”
• “It’s important to limit your video game playing."

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Claims are arguable. They can be disagreed with. Which of the following statements is a claim?

• Ricky is sitting next to Ryan.
• At the start of the school year Ricky and Ryan sat together.
• Ricky and Ryan want to sit together.
• Ricky should be allowed to sit next to Ryan.

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What is the purpose of a counterclaim?

• Shows that you are smart.

• Shows that you have considered the other side of the argument.

• Shows that only your opinion matters.

• Shows that you are only discussing one side of the argument.

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What is the purpose of a rebuttal?

• To write a paragraph about the opposing argument.

• To tell the reader that you know more about the topic than they do.

• To share claim #3.

• To bring your essay back to your argument by sharing claim #3.

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"He is a forensics, weapons, and ballistics expert for the federal government – if anyone’s qualified to determine the murder weapon, it’s him."

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

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"More than one hundred peer-reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss. Only 1 in 10 treatments were successful!"

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos

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the intended readers of specific types of texts

• transitions

• explanatory

• audience

• characters

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Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim:

The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.

• School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.

• The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.

• The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.

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What is an example of a formal claim?

• Space is cool

• We should explore space.

• Space medicine can help the suffering children.

• We need help going to space.

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What is an opponent's viewpoint?

• Why do we need to know this??

• D-FENCE!!

• The opposite side of the author's claim or counterclaim

• 22 days until the book report is due!!

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