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Which statement represents a claim of fact?
Which statement represents a claim of fact?
What characterizes a claim of policy?
What characterizes a claim of policy?
Which of the following statements is NOT a claim of fact?
Which of the following statements is NOT a claim of fact?
What demonstrates a claim that can be proven but may still be debatable?
What demonstrates a claim that can be proven but may still be debatable?
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Which of the following options indicates a claim of value?
Which of the following options indicates a claim of value?
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Study Notes
Three Forms of Claims
- Claims can be of fact, value, or policy.
- Claims identify points explicitly or implicitly within a text.
Claim
- A claim is a single statement.
- It's the central argument or thesis of a text.
- It isn't a question; it's a declarative point the writer aims to prove.
Claim of Fact
- A claim of fact deals with ideas that can be proven or disproven.
- Examples:
- Humans need oxygen to survive.
- The 2020 presidential election in the United States was fair and accurate.
- The oldest known disease is leprosy.
- Claims of fact can be verified through evidence (e.g., election results, audits, court rulings).
- Factual claims can still be debated if there's disagreement or different interpretations of evidence.
- A claim of fact can be untrue, even if it is stated as a fact. Providing evidence that contradicts a claim of fact makes it an incorrect claim.
Claim of Value
- A claim of value is based on personal preferences or opinions about what is good or bad.
- Examples
- The GSW is the best team in NBA
- Capital punishment is unjust
- Honesty is important.
- Cheating is wrong.
- This movie is the best.
- Claims of value express opinions rather than facts.
Claim of Policy
- A claim of policy suggests an action or change that should be taken.
- Examples:
- The government should ban plastic bags.
- Schools should have longer recess.
- The government should raise the minimum wage to reduce poverty.
- Freedom of speech is one of the most important human rights.
- The legal drinking age should be lowered to 18.
- The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long.
- High-school sports are less desirable
- Peace is more desirable than war.
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This quiz explores the three main forms of claims: fact, value, and policy. You will learn how to identify and differentiate between various types of claims in writing, as well as their implications within a text. Test your understanding of what constitutes a claim and how they can be supported or disputed.
