Reasons Versus Evidence

"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep" is an example of:

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reason

Schools should pay students for good grades because money can be a good motivator.

• Reason

• Evidence

98% of kids who have cell phones in class do admit to being distracted at least once.

• Reason

• Evidence

Feeding homeless people keeps them from dumpster diving and offers them a warm meal at least once that day.

• Reason

• Evidence

Having pools in backyards can be very dangerous for children if they don't know how to swim.

• Reason

• Evidence

People 65 years and older watch over 45 hours of television a week.

• Reason

• Evidence

Kids don't watch television nearly as much as senior citizens.

• Reason

• Evidence

There are 450,000 new Twitter accounts created daily.

• Reason

• Evidence

Due to the increase of the human population, the carbon content on Earth has increased by 37%.

• Reason

• Evidence

Which of the following is an example of evidence?

• A) The author believes that climate change is a serious issue.

• B) Studies show that global temperatures have risen by 1.5 degrees Celsius since 1900.

• C) People should recycle more to reduce waste.

• D) It is important to conserve water during droughts.