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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 .

Opinion: 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 is irrelevant evidence?

• Evidence that does not relate to the claim or support the reason.

• Evidence that supports the claim and reasons.

• the best evidence the author has to support their position.

• When an author does not use a claim in their writing.

What is the first thing the readers need to identify?

• evidence

• counterargument

• beliefs

• claim

A counterargument is the opposing view to the one that you have expressed.

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True or False: An argument need to include claim, support, reasons, counter argument, and evidence.

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