English from module

• Claims of fact assert that a condition has existed, exists, or will exist.
• To support a claim of fact, use factual evidence that is sufficient, reliable, and appropriate.
• Claims of value make a judgment (subjective); express approval or disapproval about something; attempt to show that something is wrong/right, moral/immoral, beautiful/ugly.
• To support a claim of value, establish standards that you are using to measure the beauty or morality of your topic.
• Claims of policy argue that something should and should not be done, believed, banned…; argue for a course of action.
• This is also called the Problem-Solution technique.
• To support a claim of policy, first convince the audience that a problem exists and then prove that your policy will fix it.
• A fact claim is a statement about how things were in the past, how they are in the present, or how they will be in the future.
• A fact claim is not a fact; it only claims to be a fact.
• A persuasive speaker must provide arguments which build a case in favor of the claim showing that the claim is probably true.
• A fact claim (causality) is that the death penalty does not deter crime.
• A fact claim (existence) is that Private Schools rely less on state taxpayer funding than Public Schools.
• A fact claim is an argumentative thesis which makes a quantifiable assertion; in other words, it is an argument (claim) about a measurable topic (fact).
• A policy claim is an argumentative thesis which makes an assertion about a course of action the reader should take; in other words, it is an argument (claim) about an actionable topic (policy).
• A value claim is an argumentative thesis which makes a qualifiable assertion; in other words, it is an argument (claim) about a moral, aesthetic, or philosophical topic (value).