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Types of Claims

Types of Claims. Adapted by Mrs. Shoulders. Factual Claims. Facts that define, classify, or make inferences about the past, present, or future. Types Historical Causal Connections Predictive Proof Requirements Reliable authority Accurate and recent data Clearly defined terms.

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Types of Claims

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  1. Types of Claims Adapted by Mrs. Shoulders

  2. Factual Claims • Facts that define, classify, or make inferences about the past, present, or future. • Types • Historical • Causal Connections • Predictive • Proof Requirements • Reliable authority • Accurate and recent data • Clearly defined terms

  3. Example: Claim of Fact • Although it was largely forgotten, the flu epidemic of 1918-1919 was one of the most devastating epidemics of all time.

  4. Value Claims • Makes an assertion of the worth or merit of an idea; a judgment. • Proof Requirements: • Need criteria that defines the value. • Decide the advantage of your value. • Use examples to help understand abstract ideas. • Use credible authorities for support

  5. Example: Claim of Value • The hunting of animals is a barbaric practice.

  6. Policy Claims • Involves an action that should be changed and followed. • Proof Requirements: • Action should be clear. • Explain the need for action. • Create a plan for the change. • Explain the advantages of the change. • Consider counter arguments (opposition to the change.)

  7. Example: Claim of Policy • The death penalty should be abolished because it does nothing to prevent murder.

  8. Citations • http://courses.washington.edu/spcmu/334/types.html • http://department.monm.edu/cata/McGaan/Classes/cata335/O-claims.335.html • http://faculty.mc3.edu/rdgreenw/argumentation/sld012.htm • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1918_flu_in_Oakland.jpg • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bobcat_having_caught_a_rabbit.jpg • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tombstone_courthouse_gallows.jpg

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