3. Types of Claims Flashcards
are statements made to convince someone
to support an idea or position. These are the kind
of statements you will create if you want to make
someone believe in, accept, and even follow your
idea or stand.
the central argument or thesis
statement of the text. It is the controlling idea that
aims to persuade or convince, and it is
substantiated by supporting ideas, and other types
of evidence.
usually found in texts such as opinion columns, position papers, and
advertisements, meant to persuade or convince their readers to believe or act.
Claim
Characteristics of a well written claim:
- A claim should be argumentative and debatable.
- A claim should be specific and focused.
- A claim should be interesting and engaging.
- A claim should be logical.
Types of claims:
Claim of fact, claim of value, and claim of policy
a statement that attempts to convince
you that something is or is not. This type of claim focuses
on observable, verifiable events and measurable topics
that will convince you that something existed, exists, or
will exist. It may also be a claim about what has caused
something to exist.
EX. In 1996, the El Niño phenomenon largely affected the Visayas area.
Claim of Fact
try to convince you to make a
judgment about an idea or a position. These
claims require you to consider the worth or merit
of something or approve or disapprove of
something (for example: good or bad, right or
wrong, best or worse) hence, they involve
opinions, attitudes, and subjective evaluations to
substantiate this type of claim.
EX. Witnessing the early morning sunrise is an awesome experience.
Claim of value
Aim to move you to take a course of
action or change your behavior – most often to solve a
problem.
For a claim of ______ to be made, there must be
circumstances and reasons – most likely about a concern,
a problem to be settled, remediated or alleviated.
These statements commonly contain words such as ‘should’, ‘must’, and ‘ought’.
EX. Sunblock should be used by people constantly exposed to the Sun.
Claim of Policy
Characteristics of claim:
a. it expresses the writer’s specific position or stand on a topic or issue;
b. it is explained, reasoned out or defended; and
c. it has the structure of the words according to the claim type.
They are not
straightforward, are long winded, or are stated differently, such as in a question
form, instead of declarative statement.
indirectly formed Claim
a confident or forceful statement or
declaration about your opinion, beliefs, and even
feelings.
Its function is to let readers feel that they should not
disagree or dispute what they read or hear, rather
accept the idea or notion as an indisputable fact.
An assertion
are claims made to rebut a previous
claim. They provide contrasting perspectives to the main
argument.
Counterclaims
