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Arguments

Claims

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This post includes PowerPoints and exercises about claims.

Claims-Overview
This PowerPoint provides an overview of claims, including objective and subjective claims. Attached is also an exercise about identifying claims. Download
Claims-ExerciseDownload
Claims-II
This PowerPoint provides an overview of descriptive and prescriptive claims. Attached is also an exercise on identifying those types of claims. Download
Prescriptive-and-descriptive-claimsDownload
This exercise allows students to review types of claims. claims-reviewDownload

For each claim, students say whether they accept it, reject it or suspend judgement.  Cite some evidence that you have used in evaluating the claim.  Evidence may include facts, personal experience, written sources or the expertise of others whom you trust.

claims-to-accept-or-rejectDownload