Evaluating Arguments and Claims

What does it mean to Evaluate?

• To input your opinion.

• To take a quick glance.

• To ignore and to leave alone.

• To examine and judge carefully.

What is an Argument?

• An author’s set of claims or opinions backed up by evidence.

• A set of unrelated claims and evidence.

• The same as an author's claim. They're both the same thing.

• A dispute between two people.

What is a Claim?

• The same as an author's argument. They're both the same thing.

• A point or opinion used to support and author’s overall argument.

• A strategy to win something.

• A statement in an argument.

What is Text Evidence?

• Information used to support an author's story.

• Information used to support an author’s argument or claims.

• Information pulled together from other pieces of text.

• Information used to make inferences and predictions.

What is Reasoning?

• The process of investigating the reason for something.

• The process of thinking a concept out.

• The process of coming up with an argument.

• The process for making clear how your evidence supports your claim.

What type of evidence is a Fact?

• Reports from Eyewitnesses.

• Statements that from an authoritative source.

• Statements proven by evidence.

• Concrete illustrations of a concept.

What type of evidence is a Statistic?

• True stories that come from life experiences.

• Facts in the form of numbers.

• Stories used to make a point.

• Concrete illustrations of a concept.

What type of evidence is an Observation?

• Reports from Eyewitnesses.

• Stories that make a point.

• Statements that come from an authoritative source.

• True stories that come from life experiences.

What type of evidence is an Anecdote?

• Comparisons used to make a point.

• True stories that come from life experiences.

• Stories used to make a point.

• Concrete illustrations of a concept.

What type of evidence are Analogies?

• True stories that come from life experiences.

• Comparisons used to make a point.

• Stories used to make a point.

• Statements that come from an authoritative source.