CLAIMS IN

ARGUMENTATIVE
WRITING
12/01/2022
 ARGUMENTATIVE
WRITING
A kind of writing where a person establishes a
position in a given CONTROVERSIAL topic and use
EVIDENCE to persuade the audience to see things
from their point of view.
ARGUMENT OR JUST INFORMATION?

1. Nuclear energy is the best way of meeting Philippine’s energy needs in

the 21st century.
2. Coal is the main energy source in the Philippines in the 21st century.
3. Smoking is harmful to people’s health.
4. Plants produce oxygen that the world needs to sustain life.
5. Computers and automation increase unemployment.
ARGUMENT
In academic writing, the argument is called a
“CLAIM” backed up with evidences that
support the idea.

What’s your point?

 CLAIM
It comes from the Latin word
“clamare” which means “to cry out”
or “shout”
 CLAIM

Central idea of an argument

A claim persuades, argues, convinces, proves, or
provocatively suggests something to the readers.
CLAIM
-Arguable statement
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TYPES OF CLAIMS
1. Claim of Fact
2. Claim of Policy
3. Claim of Value
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CLAIM OF FACT
A claim of fact makes an assertion about
something that can be proved or disproved with
factual evidence.

Claims of fact are not actually facts, it only

argues to be a fact.
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CLAIM OF FACT
Fact: Student grades on report card reflect
student achievement.

Claim of fact: Grades on report card accurately

measure student ability.
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CLAIM OF FACT
Example:

2. Within ten years, destruction of rain forests

will cause hundreds of plant and animal species
to become extinct.
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CLAIM OF FACT
Example:

3. Students who listen to rap music are more

likely to commit violent acts.
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CLAIM OF FACT
Example:

4. Implementation of the no garbage bin policy

at school will lead to more waste problems.
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CLAIM OF VALUE
This claim establishes whether something is
good or bad, valuable or not valuable, desirable
or not desirable.
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CLAIM OF VALUE
Example:

The fashion industry’s practice of killing

animals for their skin, wool and feather is
unethical.
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CLAIM OF VALUE
Example:

Nuclear energy is our best source of energy.

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CLAIM OF VALUE
Example:

Capital punishment is morally justified.

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CLAIM OF POLICY
A claim of policy asserts that something should
or should not be done by someone about
something.

There should be a specific action to be taken or

not taken for a certain purpose.
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CLAIM OF POLICY
Example:

1. Capital punishment should once again be

implemented in order to deter heinous crimes.
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CLAIM OF POLICY
Example:

2. The government should mandate the

registration of sim cards in order to build
identity systems.
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CLAIM OF POLICY
Example:

3. To reduce tardiness of learners in the

secondary education, classes should start at 8:30
instead of 7:40 a.m.
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IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF CLAIM

1. Exposure to media can cause violent behaviors.
2. Corporal punishment should once again be implemented at school as a form of
discipline.
3. Studying in a private institution has more advantages compared to that of
public schools.
4. Cellphones pull away students from learning and studying.
5. Despite the popularity and fun that tiktok brings to viewers, it should undergo
censorship and privacy to promote safety of video creators.
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IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF CLAIM

6. The pandemic has also caused “plantdemic” and that plant enthusiasts
endanger plant species in our environment.
7. Legislation should be passed to stop the sale of vape devices.
8. Just as smoking advertisements have been banned in order to decrease the
urge to engage in an unhealthy behavior, soda advertisements should be
banned for the same reason.
9. Women are as effective as men in combat.
10. Sending infants to day care results in psychological problems later in
life.
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INFORMATION?
1. Censorship is the best way of controlling the minds of the citizens.
2. Newspapers should not identify victims of sexual assault without their
consent.
3. Parents control their children’s TV viewing habits in three ways.
4. In war journalism, it is never appropriate to show on the news how a
country’s soldiers suffer in combat.
5. The only way to receive high ratings for a TV series is to cast
attractive actors or actresses
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ARGUMENT OR JUST
INFORMATION?
6. There are common practices that advertisers use to sell products.
7. Politicians use various strategies to influence the media during their election
campaigns.
8. There are two main ways of manipulation in print media; false balancing, which
means focusing on only one side of an argument; and slighting of the content,
which aims at giving so much emphasis to style and so little to the actual
substance.
9. Junk food is bad for people’s health especially to children.
10. Rehabilitation programs for individuals serving life sentences should be funded
because these programs reduce violence within prisons
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SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
INCLUDE
1. TSASITCITS
2. NI-PDEHT UTSSIDE
3. RUCTERN SEUSSI
4. . CSOARHLYL RTACISEL