Claims and Evidence

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What is a claim?

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a point the author is trying to prove with evidence

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What should evidence include?

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Facts or information that helps us figure out whether a belief or claim is true

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An author's claim is more believable if they have evidence to support the claim.

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True

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Is "Pizza is the best Italian food." an example of a claim, or evidence?

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Claim

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Is the statement "According to The Associated Press, a new research report found that nearly 40% of TikTok search results about news topics had misinformation in them" an example of a claim or evidence?

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Evidence

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What is evidence?

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proof the author gives to support their claim

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"Not all junk food is bad." Match this claim with supporting evidence.

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Doctors agree that it is okay to eat sweets in moderation, as long as you have a balanced and healthy diet overall.

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What evidence might the author give to support this claim?

"Dogs are better than cats."

Options: Dogs are a lot of work and make big messes, Dogs will play with your outside and go on walks, helping you lead a healthy lifestyle, Dogs are okay, but cats are better than dogs, Dogs bark too much.

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Dogs will play with your outside and go on walks, helping you lead a healthy lifestyle.

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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.

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At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

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Which piece of evidence BEST supports this claim: Not having a father in the home can cause young boys to become violent young men? Options: 20% of professional boxers grew up without fathers in the home. I knew a guy named Mike who grew up without a father and he was suspended from school five times for stealing. 26 of the 27 worst mass shooters in American history were boys who grew up without fathers. According to MSNBC, 75% of homeless men grew up without fathers.

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26 of the 27 worst mass shooters in American history were boys who grew up without fathers.