Claim and Support

Identify the sentence as a claim or not a claim.

Banning semi-automatic weapons would reduce mass shootings.

• Not a claim

• Claim

Reasoning is __________________.

• statement of conclusion that answers the original question/problem

• Scientific data that supports the claim

• justification that connects the evidence to the claim

• Empirical Evidence

The main idea of an argument is known as the...?

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

True or False: A claim is a statement that must be argued.

• True

• False

Which of the following best defines reasoning?

• facts and statistics found in research

• using strong feelings, rather than facts, to persuade

• quoting an expert in the field to support a claim

• a general statement that supports the author's claim or opinion

A piece of evidence that is closely connected to the claim is known as...?

• Relevant Evidence

• Irrelevant Evidence

• Sound Evidence

• Unsound Evidence

Which of the following statements is an example of a claim?

• Sports teach students how to work as a team and trust others to be supportive.

• The National Alliance for Youth Sports states, "Working as a team to reach a common goal helps children develop communication and problem solving skills that will benefit them on the field and off."

• Every middle school student should be required to participate in a sport.

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, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online.

Read the following excerpt from an essay. Evaluate the evidence that the writer uses to support the claim. Does the author provide evidence to support the claim?

• Yes

• No

Facts, details, statistics, expert opinions, and quotes are known as...?

• Reasoning

• Evidence

• Rebuttals

• Claims