Claim Evidence Reasoning

What is an argument?

• The central message within a fiction text

• A claim supported by reasons and evidence

• An imaginative and creative claim based on made-up people and events

• The evidence for an idea.

What is a claim?

• A statement proved as false

• A question the author addresses to the audience

• A writer’s position on a problem or issue

• A technique used to grab the reader’s attention

A claim can be stated either . . .

• Directly or indirectly

• At the very end or middle of the text

• In one word or less

• By the author or by the audience

A claim can be stated either . . .

• Directly or indirectly

• At the very end or middle of the text

• In one word or less

• By the author or by the audience

Why is supporting and backing up a claim with evidence and reasoning an important factor to an argument?

• It determines whether the claim is a fact or an opinion

• It determines how many people believe in the author’s claim

• It determines where we can locate the argument within a text

• It determines the strength of an argument

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What is persuasion?

• The act of convincing others to believe in a claim or set of ideas

• The act of forcing others to believe in an idea

• The act of introducing a problem to the audience

• The act of mocking someone until they believe in a specific idea

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Reasoning is __________________.

• A statement of conclusion that answers the original question/problem.

• Scientific data that supports the claim

• Explains why and how the evidence actually connects and supports the claim.

• Empirical Evidence

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What is the following sentence an example of?

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

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reason

• Thesis Statement

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

High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online .

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The following sentence is an example of...?

More school districts should wake up to the benefits of starting school later in the morning.

• Reasoning

• Evidence

• Claim

• Opinion

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