r&w

• Implicit


  Implied or understood though not plainly or directly expressed
• Claim


  A statement that asserts something as true
• Claims of Fact

  A claim whether something is true or untrue
• Claims of Policy

  • A claim that shows that a problem exists and it’s good to solve it in a certain way
• Claims of Policy


  A claim that urges that an action be taken or discontinued in specific policies
• Claims of Fact

  • A claim that reports, describes, predicts and shows cause and effect
  • A claim that something has existed (past), exists (present) or will exist (future)
• Claims of Value


  A claim that gives judgment about morality, beauty, merit or wisdom
• Types of claims

  • Claims of Fact
  • Claims of Value
  • Claims of Policy
• Explicit


  To fully and clearly express something, leaving nothing implied
• There must always be potential for controversy, conflict and change
• Claims of Value


  • A claim that compares and contrasts a problem with a similar one in another time and/or place
  • A claim that is based on preference such as likes or dislikes, good or bad