Claim/Evidence

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What is a claim?

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A debatable statement or opinion that can be supported with evidence.

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What is evidence?

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Facts, data, or information that support a claim.

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What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

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To convince or persuade the reader.

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Which of the following is NOT a claim? Christmas is on December 25th. True or False?

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True, because it is a fact.

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Give an example of a claim.

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Students should be required to do community service.

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What does it mean to support a claim?

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To provide evidence or reasoning that backs up the claim.

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What is an example of evidence supporting a claim?

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

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What is a debatable statement?

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A statement that people can have different opinions about.

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What is the difference between a fact and a claim?

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A fact is something that can be proven true, while a claim is an opinion that can be supported with evidence.

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What is reasoning in the context of claims?

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The explanation of why the evidence supports the claim.