claims reasons evidence pw pt nb p 25
TRANSCRIPT
Complete NB pgs. 24 & 25 after reading through the PowerPoint and filling in the blanks on your notes.
*Claims, Reasons & Evidence
*TABLE OF CONTENTSPgs. 24-25 Claims, Reasons, Evidence
* What is a claim?
*A claim is a speaker’s or writer’s position on a problem or issue.
Why make a claim?*to respond to a statement you agree or disagree with*to convince someone of your position*to persuade someone to do something*to challenge a commonly held view
Effective claims…*are specific*only make one point/main idea*direct and to the point*repeated (said in another way) in the concluding
paragraph
* What are reasons?
Reasons are statements of logic that support your claim.
* What is evidence?Evidence is proof that comes from sources, research, and is valid support for the claim.