ENGLISH WEEK 4 - OPINIONS AND ASSERTION

Question 1

– involves a person’s feelings and emotions
– cannot be proven and contains signal words
– signal words/phrase are best, words, beautiful, outstanding or should

Answer 1

Opinion

Question 2

– somewhat true or false
– confident and forceful statements fact or belief
– can be proven true or false

Answer 2

Assertion

Question 3

• person’s ideas, opinion, or propositions

Answer 3

Claims

Question 4

– arguable statement that attempts to establish something
– something true or false that can be verified

Answer 4

Claims of Fact

Question 5

• attempts to establish the merit or worth something
  – has advantage and importance
  – comparing or contrasting

Answer 5

Claim of Value

Question 6

• suggestion, offer, maintain
  – change a course of action

Answer 6

Claim of Policy