CER PRACTICE FLASHCARD

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What is a claim?

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A statement you believe to be true.

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What is an example of evidence?

Back

"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep."

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True or False: Your reasoning statement must include evidence that supports your claim.

Back

True

Front

What is an example of a claim?

Back

"Summer is the best season of the year."

Front

What is the term for the sentence that explains how or why the evidence supports a claim?

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Reasoning

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What is evidence?

Back

Information or data that supports a claim.

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What is reasoning?

Back

The explanation that connects evidence to a claim.

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What is the purpose of a claim in an argument?

Back

To state a position or belief that can be supported with evidence.

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How can evidence be presented?

Back

Through statistics, facts, examples, or quotes.

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What is the relationship between claim, evidence, and reasoning?

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A claim is supported by evidence, and reasoning explains how the evidence supports the claim.