2.1-2.3 Claims and Evidence

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

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Facts are hard to disagree with

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

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Anecdotes show how a claim might matter in the real world

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

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Analogies make something unfamiliar or complex more understandable

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

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

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

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Details provide visual images making the claim real and substantial.

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

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Expert Opinions build trust in the writer and the claim

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

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

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

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

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When writers formulate a __________, they gather and arrange their ideas about an issue and determine how their views relate to others' positions on the same issue in the "unending conversation".

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position

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When writers convey their position through __________ - statements asserted to be true that are not facts.

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claim