G10 5 TYPES OF ARGUMENT CLAIMS

whether the statement is factual or untrue

• FACT

• DEFINITION

• VALUE

• POLICY

the dictionary meaning of what you’re arguing, plus your own personal understanding of it.

• FACT

• DEFINITION

• CAUSE AND EFFECT

• POLICY

the significance of what you’re arguing

• VALUE

• FACT

• CAUSE AND EFFECT

• POLICY

what causes the problem in your essay and what effect it has

• VALUE

• FACT

• DEFINITION

• CAUSE AND EFFECT

why the reader should care and what they should do about it after reading

• VALUE

• DEFINITION

• POLICY

• FACT