CLAIMS AND ITS KINDS

• Claim

  A statement that is not considered accepted by all. A claim may be unverified or controversial to a certain degree. It is usually related to one side of an issue. If so, the claim is also called a position.
• Claim of Fact


  Relate to the statements that can be verified, no matter how difficult. They are not dependent merely on a person's preferences but can be true or false. Claims of fact talk about what is or what is not.
• Claim of Fact


  • Santa Claus is real.
  • Cancer is not contagious.
• Claim of Value


  Evaluative statements. They are statements about which is better, more important, more desirable, more needed, or more useful. They may also relate to what is good or bad.
• Claim of Value


  • It's more fun in the Philippines.
  • This is a very good school.
• Claim of Policy


  Are all about what should be. They say that a particular situation should arise. They prescribe a particular course of action that would lead to a condition. They are usually made in relation to solving societal problems.
• Claim of Policy


  • The death penalty must be revived.
  • A national ID system should be adopted.