What is a claim?
CLAIMS ✓ a sentence that summarizes the most important
thing the writer. wants to say as a result of his/her
thinking, reading or writing
A statement
✓ also known as the central argument or thesis
something that is expressed through speech or
statement.
writing
Exchanging statements is often use in
✓ this is what the writer, tries to prove in the text
conversation to provide information
by providing detals explanations, and other types
of evidence
There are two kinds of information:
explicit ✓ defines the papert direction and cope
An information that is clearly stated. What is a good claim?
Ex.
1. A claim should be argumentative and debatable
Explicit: If you will not participate, I will not include - It must have a particular perspective or the topic
you in the group and objections
Ore expected to be raised.
Implicit -Rating objections can be done if the claim is
comething that can be
An information that is suggested. reasonably challenged.
Ex.
Start doing the things you are assigned to and you -Claws that are only factual or based on opinion,
won't be forgotten. thus, are not debatable
* Claim of value
2. A Clam should be specific and focused The dancing that occurs in high schools leads to
-An unfocused claim will result being too (hard immoral behavior.
broad in scope and will I
- Evaluate the inherent goodness or
lock direction and clear connection to the support
morality of an event and the value.
provided.
systems by which we should make.
-It may also lead to overgeneralizations and vague
decisions.
connections.
3 A claim should be interesting and engaging.
-It should hook the reader, who may or may not * Claim of Policy
agree with. We should dismantle prisons and spend our
you, resources on education address the course of
action we should take,
-the policies we should adapt.
* Claim of fact
and the way that we attempt to solve problems.
Women are of effective as men in Combat
-Debater about subjects we believe. to be
objectively true or untrue.