Author's Claims

A claim is ______________________________.

• examples, data, facts, and information.

• a fact.

• a debatable statement that can be supported with evidence.

• an answer to a question.

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 .

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The following sentence is an example of...?

More school districts should wake up to the benefits of starting school later in the morning.

• Reasoning

• Evidence

• Claim

• Opinion

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The reasoning explains why the evidence _____________ the claim.

• stops

• supports

• distracts

• removes

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What is a claim?

• The author’s main point.

• A statement the author believes is true. 

• Facts and statistics that support their position.

• When the author can be trusted.

Identify the author's claim in the following sentence: 'Eating fruits and vegetables is important for a balanced diet.'

• Eating fast food is the best way to maintain a balanced diet.

• Eating fruits and vegetables is not important for a balanced diet.

• Eating fruits and vegetables is important for a balanced diet.

• Eating only meat is the key to a balanced diet.

Identify the author's claim in the following sentence: 'Exercise is beneficial because it keeps the body healthy and strong.'

• Exercise is not beneficial because it makes the body weak and unhealthy.

• Exercise is beneficial because it has no impact on the body's health and strength.

• Exercise is beneficial because it only benefits the mind, not the body.

• Exercise is beneficial because it keeps the body healthy and strong.

a ​ (a)   is an argument or evidence used to disprove an argument.

• rebuttal

• counterclaim

• transition word

• Evidence

Which sentence is an example of a claim?

• If you stop watching You Tube then we will start seeing more genuine music artists.

• YouTube has brought positive changes to the music industry and has allowed artists such as Alessia Cara and The Weeknd to get their start.

• YouTube inspires me to be a better singer, so I keep watching it every day.

• Without YouTube, famous people would never become famous because they would have nowhere to start.

If the claim is that parents put more effort into getting their sons into college than their daughters, who would the author want to get an expert opinion from?

• parents

• a college admissions advisor

• a brother and sister

• a fish