What is claims and evidence?

What is claims and evidence?

This handout discusses evidence. I cover reasoning in a separate handout. A claim is a statement about something, which could, in theory, be supported with evidence. It is an assertion about the way things are, or were, or will be, or should be. Evidence is the concrete facts used to support a claim.

How do you present a claim?

Some things will make your claim more effective than it would otherwise be:

1. Make one point at a time.
2. Keep claims short, simple and to the point.
3. Keep claims directly relevant to their parent.
4. Use research, evidence and facts to support your claims.
5. Use logic to support your claims.

How do I look up a claim?

We can easily identify them by linking them to the claim by the word or concept “because”. For example, if I claim that Bubba is “Guilty of murder” the first explicit reason is probably something like because “he killed Bobby Ray”.

Whats is a claim?

A claim is when you express your right to something that belongs to you, like your medical records or the deed to your home. When you make a claim or claim something, you’re demanding it or saying it’s true. People claim dependents and deductions on their taxes.

What is the difference between a topic sentence and a claim?

Claim. This is also sometimes called a topic sentence. This will be your way of announcing the main focus of your paragraph; it should tell the reader what your paragraph will be about. It may be helpful to think of your claims as mini arguments that support the paper’s main argument or thesis.

What is a claim of fact example?

Claim of Fact: asserts that a condition has existed, exists, or will exist. To support–use factual evidence that is sufficient, reliable, and appropriate. Examples– Teens who engage in promiscuous, unprotected sex will develop STDs, become pregnant, and/or contract AIDS.

What does it mean to evaluate a claim?

An evaluative claim makes a statement about what is good or bad, right or wrong. For example: People should read books instead of watching so much TV. To test an evaluative claim, we appeal to standards of value.

Why do you need to evaluate an argument?

One evaluates arguments by assessing their quality, i.e., how good they are as arguments. They might be eloquent as speeches or spine tingling as theater, but that won’t make them good arguments. An argument’s purpose is to compel a listener to believe the conclusion on the basis of the reasons given in support.

How do you know when something is an argument?

The best way to identify whether an argument is present is to ask whether there is a statement that someone is trying to establish as true by basing it on some other statement. If so, then there is an argument present. If not, then there isn’t.

How do you identify a reason?

As with conclusions, there are ways to identify reasons….There are three steps to argument identification:

1. Understand the Context: Is someone trying to convince you of something?
2. Identify the Conclusion: What are they trying to convince you?
3. Identify the Reasons: Why do they think you should believe them?

How do you identify an explanation?

How can you tell the difference between an argument and an explanation? Since the difference is one of purpose, ask what purpose a piece of reasoning serves. If it gives evidence that a statement is true, then it’s an argument. If it gives reasons why it’s true, then it’s an explanation.