Claim of Policy

• Claim of Policy

  • A specific statement on procedures or laws that need to be modified based on certain issues or conditions
  • It suggests that specific actions should be done or chosen as solution to a particular problem
• Claim of Policy

  • It proposes that an action be taken or discontinued
  • It defends actionable plans, usually answers “how” questions
  • It contains auxiliaries such as “should, ought to, must”
• Guide Questions in Claim of Policy

  • Does the claim suggest a specific remedy to solve the problem?
  • Is the policy clearly defined? Is the need for the policy established?
  • Is the policy the best one? For Whom? According to whose standard?
  • How does the policy solve the problem?
• Guidelines to Defend your Claim of Policy

  1. State your proposal clearly.
  2. Support your claim with enough evidence.
  3. Prove that the current conditions are less desirable and that they should be changed.
  4. Show the suggested law or policy is the best one they need to be adopted.