Ms Torre November 1617 What is a Claim CLAIM An opinion or observation in the form of a statement What is your argument Many ways to use a claim You are given a claim that you must either refute or support using evidence ID: 556783
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Argumentative Claims
Ms. Torre November 16/17Slide2
What is a Claim?:
CLAIM:
An
opinion or observation in the form of a
statement.
What is your argument?
Many ways to use a claim
You are given a claim that you must either refute or support using evidence.
You create your own claim from evidence that you could
either
support or refute.
SUPPORT
– To agree with.
REFUTE
– To disagree with.Slide3
Example Claims
A lie detector test is always accurate.
Humans are causing global warming.
A revolution is simply a war.
Second-hand smoke causes lung cancer.
18 years old is a good age to begin voting.
Not being allowed to texting while driving should be a law in all 50 states.
Each of these STATEMENTS (claim) above can be argued.
You can either SUPPORT or REFUTE these CLAIM.Slide4
How do we Support or refute a claim?
EVIDENCE:
Proof that supports or refutes the claim.
Questions to ask yourself while finding evidence…
Who is the person speaking?
Are there any biases?
Does the source help you to support or refute the claim?
*** It is always helpful to ANNOTATE the sources.
- Ask for an Annotation Cheat Sheet to help you with this.Slide5
How do we explain the evidence ?
REASONING:
Logical explanation of how the evidence supports the claim.
Why does the evidence support or refute the claim?
How does the evidence support or refute the claim?
Is the evidence you are using logical (make sense)?
Look at it this way…
Explanation of how the evidence supports your position.
Helps explain how the evidence you are using supports your position on the claim.Slide6
C.R.E: CLAIM – EVIDENCE - REASONING
When constructing an
argumentative response
that supports or refutes a claim remember…
CLAIM
(Statement: Do you refute or support?)
EVIDENCE
(What is your proof from the sources?)
REASONING
(How does that evidence support or refute the claim)Slide7
Do you support or refute this claim?
Second-hand smoke causes lung cancer.
Do you support or refute this claim?
What evidence can you find that supports or refutes the claim above?
What reasoning will you use to show how the evidence supports or refutes the claim?
COMPLETE THE C.E.R. WORKSHEET.Slide8
Landing: Opinion
In your journal…
What did you find the most difficult about
t
odays lesson or assignment?