Analyzing Claims Evidence & Reasoning Pre-Assessment

What is the primary purpose of analyzing an author's claims and evidence?

• a. To identify grammar mistakes

• b. To evaluate argument strength and validity
  
  

• c. To count word frequency

• d. To study sentence structure

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

An author's claim is..........

• only in fiction text.
• a central idea.
• a fact.
• his/her opinion or stance on something; their argument

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

The statement, "Coca-Cola is the best soft-drink company in the world." is _____.

• a claim

• evidence

• valid

• invalid

What is a fallacy?

• a. A statistical error

• b. A formatting mistake

• c. A quoted passage

• d. A flaw in reasoning

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How should one analyze evidence in an argument?

• a. Check for relevance to the claim

• b. Count the number of words

• c. Look at paragraph length

• d. Examine font choices

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Does the evidence support the claim?

Claim: snapchat is dangerous for young people."

Evidence: Snapchat is an app that allows users to add filters to photos

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is a claim? 

• A false statement 
• A true statement 
• A reasonable statement 
• An arguable statement 

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CCSS.RI.8.8

What is the primary purpose of using a claim in an argument?

• To provide a summary of the topic

• To state the opinion or position

• To offer a conclusion

• To list the sources

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1

This is the statement that you make to persuade your readers to agree with your opinion.

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

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CCSS.W.1.1