Claims and Arguments Review

• A

• B

• C

• A

• B

• C

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 .

We should stop making pennies as currency. Which evidence supports this opinion?

• Pennies honor President Lincoln

• People will sometimes pay more for an item

• It costs more to make a penny than it is worth

Children should not drink sugary drinks like soda. Which evidence does not support this opinion?

• Sugar can lead to higher chance of sicknesses like diabetes

• Sugar is bad for teeth and causes tooth decay

• Sugar is found in many foods and is so it's not that bad

What's an argument in writing?

• It's an informal text that gives one position about a topic and lists reasons for it but not evidence.

• It's an informational text that tells a story about a topic in an illutrative way to support its reasons.

• It's a formal text that states a position on a subtantive topic and then supports it with reasons and evidence.

What does a written argument do?

• It doesn't express a position nor does it make a claim about an issue.

• It gives a personal opinion about an issue or a problem without evidence.

• It expresses a position or makes a claim about an issue or a problem.

How does a written argument support its claims?

• By first, writing an anecdote to illustrate the situation then by giving random evidence.

• By giving reasons and evidence such as facts, statistics, quotations and examples.

• By giving random reasons and listing ideas about a certain topic and giving examples.

• By not giving reasond and evidence such as facts, statistics, quotations and examples.

Why does a written argument present counterarguments?

• To present illustrations.

• To address objections.

• To not give reasons.

• To provide evidence.

Why is logic or emotion is used in written arguments?

• To persuade readers.

• To make readers think.

• To make it interesting.

• To give a fact.