CLAIMS AND TYPE OF CLAIMS

Question 1

Central Argument

Answer 1

CLAIM

Question 2

What are the 3 types of claim?

Answer 2

Fact, Value and Policy

Question 3

this type of claim
focuses on observable, verifiable events and
measurable topics that will convince you that
something existed, exists, or will exist.

Answer 3

CLAIM OF FACT

Question 4

These assert something that can be qualified.
They make judgments based on certain
standards on whether something is right or
wrong, good or bad, or something similar.

Answer 4

CLAIMS OF VALUE

Question 5

Examining the topic in terms of the
phrases, “it is better to…, it is
unethical that…, it is wrong to…, …is
more beautiful than….

Answer 5

CLAIMS OF VALUE

Question 6

that specific actions should be chosen as
solutions to a particular problem. You can easily identify
them because they usually begin with “should”, “ought
to”, or “must”.

Answer 6

CLAIMS OF POLICY

Question 7

stated directly in the passage.

Answer 7

Explicit Textual Evidence

Question 8

Not stated directly, but reader understands it
because of clues in the text

Answer 8

Implicit Textual Evidence