Evaluating claims and evidence

Open Ended

What are we learning today?

Open Ended

Why are we learning this?

Open Ended

You will you are successful when you can.... (Success Criteria)

Multiple Choice

What is a claim?

• To state or assert that something is the case.
• Proof that something the author is saying is true
• A fact about a topic
• The available body of facts.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a claim?

• California is the best state in the USA.
• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.
• The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4
• Christmas is the best holiday of the year.

Multiple Choice

proof, usually found directly in the text

• evidence

• opinion

• reasoning

• claim

Multiple Choice

A fact is...

• A statement that is true and can be proven.
• A statement that is a belief, but isn't alway true and can't be proven.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of a statistic?

• Over 95% of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving each year.

• Middle-School students should have daily recess time.

• When surveyed, 98% of snack-food eaters responded that Twinkies were their favorite snack.

• The population of Evansville, Indiana has fallen by 15% in the past five years.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an expert opinion?

• A chef sharing a recipe.
• A teacher grading student assignments.
• A medical doctor providing health advice.
• A mechanic fixing a car.

Multiple Choice

Reasoning is __________________.

• A statement of conclusion that answers the original question/problem.

• Scientific data that supports the claim

• Explains why and how the evidence actually connects and supports the claim.

• Empirical Evidence

Multiple Choice

What is the following sentence an example of?

According to the American Health Association, peanut butter is a great source of protein.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reason

• Thesis Statement

Multiple Choice

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 .

Multiple Choice

"Since the TV turned on after I put fresh batteries in the remote control, the old batteries must have been drained."

Which type of statement is this?

• claim

• evidence

• observation

• reasoning

Multiple Choice

Air is matter. We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it. This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.
Which sentence is the claim?

• Air is matter.
• We found that the weight of the ball increases by .5lbs each time we pumped more air into it.
• This shows that air has weight, one of the characteristics of matter.