Types of Claims

• Claims are argumentative in nature, and writers (as well as speakers) employ various forms of claims in order to put across their arguments to hopefully convince others that they are right.
• CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD CLAIM

  A claim should be:

  • argumentative and debatable
  • Should be specific and focused
  • interesting and engaging
  • logical
• KINDS OF CLAIMS

  • Claim of Fact
  • Claim of Value
  • Claim of Policy
• Claim of Fact presents something projected as factual or true, but it is actually debatable
• Claim of value refers to an argument of how important something is. This is biased.
• Claim of Policy refers to a procedure, solution, or course of action that a person believes to be best suited to a given problem or a situation.
• Explicit Claims

  • are those actually said in the text
  • can be accessed by simply applying literal comprehension
• Implicit claims

  • are those that need to be inferred from a text
  • are not accessible unless one applies inferential comprehension
• Claim of Policy


  TikTok should undergo censorship, privacy, and child safety.
• Claim of Fact


  Mobile phones distract students’ learning.
• Claim of Value


  Netflix is better than Youtube
• Claim of Policy


  Filipinos must strictly observe traffic rules and regulations.
• Claim of Fact


  Video games can lead to aggressive behaviors among

  teenagers.
• Claim of Fact


  People who rely on coal power are enemies of the environment.
• Claim of Policy


  For you to remember more in preparation for exams, you must sleep early and then wake up early the nest morning to review.
• Claim of Fact


  Average students do not succeed in later careers.
• Claim of fact


  Poultry and pork eaters are savages.
• Claim of Policy


  To keep your life private even while in social media, you should adjust your privacy settings.
• Claim of Value


  The Philippines is the best tourist destination
• Claim of Policy


  People in the BPO industry should operate in the Philippines.
• Claim of Value


  Filipinos are the best non-American and non-British English speakers.
• Claim of Value


  Social media networks are the best way to get in touch with your loved ones.
• Fact


  The Philippines has many tourist destinations. (F/C)
• Claim


  The Philippines is the best place to travel to. (F/C)
• Fact


  Social media websites help people communicate. (F/C)
• Claim


  Honor graduates are guaranteed success in their careers. (F/C)
• Claim


  Solar energy is the best way to save the environment.
• Fact


  Solar energy comes from the sun. (F/C)
• Claim

  Students need to study in order to pass (F/C)
• Fact


  Maria Cristina Falls is a source of hydroelectric power. (F/C)
• Fact


  Fossil fuels are nonrenewable.(F/C)
• Fact


  Climate change is causing many harmful effects.(F/C)