Claims and Evidence by Ms. Luna

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 .

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

Is the following sentence an example of a claim or evidence?

Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep.

• Claim

• Evidence

The Confederate flag disrespectful towards African Americans.  The flag represents resistance to civil rights.  The flag is considered a sign of racial hatred.  Which is the best claim?

• The confederate flag should be banned in schools because it could create a disturbance.
• The confederate flag should be banned in school because it could be considered racist.
• The Confederate flag should not be banned from schools because it is protected by the first amendment.

Hours of preparation and competition could harm a child's health.  Many contestants grow up to have low self esteem and eating disorders.

• The US shouldn't ban beauty pageants because it allows contestants to develop great communication skills.
• The US should ban beauty pageants because they can financially hurt families.
• The US should ban beauty pageants because it can be harmful to the health of the contestants.

Evidence is factual information that supports a claim.

• True 
• False

The legal driving age should be raised to 18.

• Claim
• Evidence

56% of teens said they talk on the phone while driving.

• Claim 
• Evidence

Identify the claim and reason.

• Winter is better than summer.

• Students should wear school uniforms because it makes it harder to tease kids who have less money.

• I like tacos better than burritos.

• Humans are mammals.

A statement which needs to be proven true is a _____________

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counter-Claim