Facts of Claim Value and Policy
Facts of Claim Value and Policy
Facts of Claim Value and Policy
“ Smoking is dangerous to
one’s health”
1. Claims of Fact: This category of claims
states something about things in the past, in
the present, and in the future. This also deals
with ideas or claims that can be proven or
disproved with the help of factual evidences.
This fact claim is basically debatable yet
verifiable.
Examples
a. The 2020 national budget
amounting to Php4.1 trillion, which is
12 percent larger than the 2019
budget, can really help in boosting the
economy through various
infrastructural projects.
b. Being the richest city in
the country, the City of
Makati can implement
better projects needed by
its citizens.
c. The devastation experienced by
the Philippines during Typhoon
Yolanda shows the readiness of
disaster relief protocols
established by the government.
2. Claims of Value A claim of
value, also known as value claim,
presents an assertion as to whether
something is good or bad, or one
concept or idea is better than
another.
This also emphasizes and weighs
the benefits of the subject matter.
This is debatable in nature since
people may have different opinions
on the given claims or concepts.
Examples:
a. Animal testing is the worst
way to check medical products.
b. Abortion is immoral.
3. Claims of Policy A claim
of policy supports that an
action should or should not be
done to address a certain case
or policy.
Policy claim indicates that an
action should be carried out
either in support or in opposition
of a particular argument.
Examples:
The city’s health department
must learn from how other cities
successfully address the
concerns against COVID-19.
Directions: Identify the following sentences
whether OPINION or ASSERTION.
1. I understand you’re tired but please clean
the dining table after you eat.
2. I wish I could have joined your group
because I really regret joining Rianne’s
group.
3. I believe I should start doing my modular
activities now.
4. I know your mad because your mother
ignored you, compared you to your siblings. But
I can help you smile even just a moment.
5. In my perception the president is just doing
his job.
Answers:
1. Assertion
2. Assertion
3. Opinion
4. Assertion
5. Opinion
“In this technological age where any
information can be easily accessed any
time, it is essential to know which ones
you should believe rightaway and which
ones you should research further.”
ASSIGNMENT