Reasons and evidence

Evidence that is implied is called...

• Explicit

• Implicit

What is textual evidence?

• You claim.
• Proof from the text to support your answer.
• What the author thinks about a topic.
• An explanation in your own words about your claim.

Why did Holling go in his fairy costume to meet Mickey Mantle?

• There wasn't enough time to change

• The changing room was locked

• He forgot to bring clothes to change into

• He had to go with his friend, and they were leaving

What is another way to think of textual evidence?

• An answer to the question.
• My paraphrased version of the article.
• A word-for-word quote from the article.
• My opinion of the article.

Premise 1

Premise 2

Conclusion

What is the above expression called?

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.

True or False?
Details from an image can be textual evidence.

• True
• False

I must decide between a small or large dog.  I have to admit, I like having a small dog on my lap while watching television.  On the other hand, it is beneficial to have a larger dog for protection.  Personally, I don’t think I see a large dog in my future.  My apartment is just too small.  Making decisions like this is often difficult. What reason did the author provide for NOT wanting a large dog?

• She thinks her apartment is too small.

• She wants to wait until the future to buy a dog.

• She wants to have a dog for protection.

• She didn’t want to have a dog on her lap.

What is the part of RACER where you find a quote and copy it from the text?

• restate

• answer

• cite evidence

• explain

Please match each essential part of citing textual evidence.

• Citation

• In the article, "Tasty Toppings" by Chef Ramsey he argues

• Lead in

• "the sweetness from pineapple enhances the salty flavors from the cheese and pepperoni"

• Textual Evidence

• (Source 1).