TYPES OF CLAIMS

• Claim of fact 

   This is a statement that asserts whether something is true or untrue .

  Example: Global warming will destroy Earth a billion years from now.
• Claim of fact - Illegal logging results in the loss of habitats and biodiversity.
• Claim of fact - High school teachers in public schools in the Philippines are grossly underpaid compared with high school teachers in public schools in other Southeast Asian countries.
• Claim of policy

  This is a statement that presents a specific course of action that needs to be undertaken in order to solve a problem.

  Examples:

  The government “should” implement a total log ban nationwide, as illegal logging can have a severe impact on the environment such as loss of habitats and biodiversity.
• Claim of value

  This type of claim attempts to establish the merit or importance of something. It takes a more subjective position unlike claims of fact.