Making a Claim

What is evidence? 

• Information that ties your claim to your warrant.

• Information that disproves your claim. 

• Information that supports your claim.

• Information that supports your warrant. 

What is evidence?

• False information

• Information that doesn't support a claim

• Details, facts or information that supports a claim

Which part of an argument tells the main point?

• Reason

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Evidence

Why do you need to know what a counterclaim might be?

• To prepare better for your argument

• To make it easy for a friend to argue with you

• So others will read your argument

• So you are able to take the opposing view

Which of the following is a best practice for identifying whether your research supports your thesis or claim?

• receiving peer feedback

• researching new material

• formulating a new question

• synthesizing your findings

An authors position or perspective on a specific subject

• reasons

• claim

• argument

• statistics

An author’s points for making their claim that will be supported with evidence.

• reasons

• point of view

• claim

• perpective

What is a claim in an argument?

• A statement that can be proven true or false

• A personal opinion without evidence

• A statement that supports the main argument

• A question that needs answering

Which of the following best describes a counterclaim?

• A supporting detail for the main claim

• An opposing argument to the main claim

• A summary of the main argument

• A question related to the claim

What is the purpose of evidence in making a claim?

• To confuse the reader

• To support the claim with facts

• To introduce a new topic

• To summarize the argument