Author's Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning

What does Reasoning mean?

• A solid and reasonable argument
• A written response to a claim
• An explanation that connects your evidence back to the claim
• An opinion you believe in

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

• Claim

• Evidence

There are 450,000 new Twitter accounts created daily.

• Reason
• Evidence

Which of the following is a claim the author supports in paragraph 1?

“The best things in life are free,” they say, which is true for things like libraries. However, it is not true for many museums. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, for example, costs $20 to get in.

Traveling exhibits, such as the work of a certain artist that is touring the country, almost always cost even more. People must pay to get into the museum and also pay for the special

showing. That means people who don’t have much money cannot enjoy the art.

• People who don't have much money cannot enjoy museums.

• Museums should not charge extra fees.

• Traveling exhibits should always be free.

• Museums need more traveling shows.

Once an author selects his topic and establishes his purpose, they then have to produce a ____. 

• claim
• reason
• evidence
• explanation

Once an author establishes his claim he must provide ____ that the claim is valid. 

• claim
• evidence
• reasons
• All of these

To further strengthen the claim, the author must use ____ 

• claim
• reasons
• evidence
• All of these

"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep" is an example of:

• Claim
• Evidence

Schools should pay students for good grades because money can be a good motivator.

• Reason
• Evidence

Reality TV has nowhere near the value of other types of shows. For instance, a good comedy has a clever script and is creative and entertaining. Reality TV has no script. It is just people living their lives.
In this paragraph, the author uses _______________ to support his or her claim about reality TV.

• testimony
• facts
• an analogy
• a comparison