Claims, Reasons, and Evidence: The Difference

From the essay you read, what part of the argument is this?

• Central claim

• Reason

• Evidence

• Counterargument

• Rebuttal

any researched information that supports the writer’s claim and reasons

• supporting details

• logic

• source

• evidence

Which term matches the following definition? the main points of the argument, supported by evidence

• claims

• counter claims

• reasons

• main ideas

Which term matches the following definition? a clearly stated opinion that is the main argument of the paper (similar to a “thesis statement”- the only difference is that it reflects an opinion)

• claim

• counterclaim

• argument

• bias

What's the difference between a reason and evidence?

• A reason supports the argument, while evidence proves the claims and its reason.

• Evidence are opinions that support the reasons.

• A reason supports the counterargument; evidence supports the rebuttal.

• Reasons are opinion and evidence is face.

what is the difference between a claim in an argumentative paragraph / essay AND an expository paragraph / essay? 

• nothing they are both claims

• only the expository claim takes a position

• only the expository paragraph claim sets out a main idea

• expository paragraphs claim explains a main idea and an argumentative claim takes a position on an issue

Can you get full credit if you have a claim and text evidence only? 

• no

• yes

• no becuase you must explain or argue why your evidence supports the claim

To support a claim, you should have one or more of these in your own words...

• reason

• statistic

• counterclaim

• text-based evidence

Facts, quotations, statistics, and case studies are all types of:

• Reasons

• Evidence

• Appeals

• Opinions

When you evaluate evidence, you:

• restate the proof offered by the author

• decide if the proof supports the author's claims

• decide if you like it or not

• make sure that it is the author's opinions