Evaluating Arguments

What is Evidence?

• the available body of information indicating whether a belief is true or valid.

• False information

• I don't know

Where does Evidence fit into argument?

• First(Evidence, Claim, Reasoning, Counterclaim)

• Second(Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Counterclaim)

• Third(Claim, Reasoning, Evidence, Counterclaim)

• Fourth( Claim, Reasoning, Counterclaim, Evidence)

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

• It makes your paragraph longer.
• It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.
• It shows that you know what you are talking about.
• It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is an inference?

• Something you have a gut feeling about.
• An educated guess.
• Evidence that supports your claim.
• What the story is mostly about.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.9A

Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.
What is the author's purpose?

• to entertain you with a story about artists
• to teach you how all artists become famous
• to convince you to attend an art program
• to explain how to paint a sunset

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CCSS.RI.6.6

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?

• to tell a story about pyramids
• to inform you about the Food Group Pyramid
• to convince you to eat vegetables
• to explain how to go shopping for food

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CCSS.RI.6.6

Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave?

• "Even slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan cruiser thousands of miles off course."
• Kathleen might never see her parents again.
• "Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer."
• Something could go wrong during takeoff. 

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?

• Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back.

• Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around.

• Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.

• Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim:

The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.

• School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.

• The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.

• The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B