Claim or evidence? Students should be required to pass a content exam in order to move to the next grade.
Claim
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Claim or evidence? According to an article by Teen Magazine, 72% of students surveyed said they are "as informed" or "more informed" than their parents on political issues.
Evidence
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What is the name for the opposing side's view of a topic?
Counterclaim
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True or False? A counterclaim should be very brief-- less than two sentences.
True
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A claim is...
an opinion that could be debated by two or more reasonable people.
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Claim or evidence? Studies have proven that one way video games can be beneficial is by improving a person's mental health.
Evidence
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Claim or evidence? Football can be a dangerous sport, so it should not be played in middle school.
Claim
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Reset score!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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shark
Other team loses 5 points!
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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Research that supports a claim you have made is called?
Evidence
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Is this a claim or evidence? Gun laws exist in all 50 states.
evidence. It is a fact.
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What is wrong with this claim statement? There are pros and cons to putting more restrictions on gun control.
You can not argue both sides in a claim. You need to pick 1 and stick to it.
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star
Double points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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baam
Lose 15 points!
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True or false? A counterclaim should be in a paragraph by itself?
False
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Give points!
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magnet
Take 15 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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No points!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Is this a good claim for your paper? Yes or no and explain. I hope you understand by the end of this paper that capital punishment is wrong and needs to stop happening.
No. The topic is good and writer takes a stance but the voice is informal- "I hope you..."