Claims and Evidence and Reasoning

1. A claim is ______________________________.

• The argument the author is trying to make.

• The support provided by the author.

• Data and research the author finds.

• A proven fact that needs no evidence.

2. Why does an author provide reasons and evidence?

• To state his opinion.

• To support the claim he has made.

• To show how good he is at research.

• To show that he is able to use the internet to find information.

3. Which reason best supports the claim that schools should watch what students post on social media (ie Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)?

• Schools will be invading students’ privacy.

• Monitoring social media helps schools look for signs of trouble.

• The parents need to monitor students’ posts.

• Students do not use social media sites.

4. What type of evidence would an author provide to support that by monitoring social media (ie Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), schools can see signs of trouble?

• Data showing the most popular social media sites.

• Data showing the number of negative posts by students in a classroom.

• Instructions showing how to login to a social media site.

• Data showing which classes at school are the most popular.

5. Which reason best supports the point that twelve year olds should not work?

• Twelve year olds in the workplace can cause safety issues.

• Twelve year olds can be responsible.

• Twelve year olds know how to do many things by themselves.

• Twelve year olds are quick learners.

6. What type of evidence should be provided to support the reason that eating fruits and vegetables is better than eating potato chips because of the sodium in potato chips?

• The number of potato chips you can eat in a serving.

• The nutritional labels for both fruits, vegetables, and potato chips.

• The best types of fruits.

• How much sodium is in chocolate.

7. Which reason best supports the point that children should not participate in beauty pageants?

• Beauty pageants give children the opportunity to learn communication skills.

• Beauty pageants give children the opportunity to meet new people.

• Beauty pageants can have a negative impact on the children later in life.

• Beauty pageants are expensive for the parents.

8. Which evidence best supports the reason that beauty pageants can have a negative impact on the children later in life?

• Later in life, children are often successful in their careers.

• Later in life, children are more likely to learn new skills.

• Later in life, children have low self-esteem and are unhappy with their lives.

• Later in life, children live happily ever after.

9. Which reason best supports the point that video cameras should be installed in the school hallway?

• Video cameras take away students’ privacy.

• Video cameras cause students to act silly in the hallway.

• Video cameras prevent misbehaving in the hallway.

• Video cameras cannot be trusted to work properly.

10. Which evidence best supports the reason that video cameras prevent misbehaving in the hallway?

• Data showing that there are hardly any behavior problems in hallways where cameras have been installed.

• Data showing which camera company is the best to use.

• Data showing how many kids can find cameras in the hallway.

• Providing data that shows there are still behavior problems in hallways even when cameras are installed.