Read Between

the Riddles
Legalization of Marijuana for
medical purposes

can cure patients who are

seriously ill

The legalization of Marijuana

for medical purposes can
cure patients who are
seriously ill.
The use of graphic videos in
TV news program

can have a negative effect

The use of graphic videos in

TV news programs can have a
negative effect on young
viewers.
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 A detective who was mere days
away from cracking an international
oil smuggling ring has suddenly gone
missing. While inspecting his last-
known location, officers find a note:
710 57735 34 5508 51 7718.
Currently there are 3 suspects: Bill,
John, and Todd. Can you break the
detective’s code and find the
criminal's name?
 A man murders his wife with a knife in
their car. Nobody is around to see this. He
throws her out of the car being careful not to
leave any fingerprints on her body. Next he
throws the knife off of a cliff into a gorge
where it will never be found and he goes
home. An hour later the police call him and
tell him that his wife has been murdered and
he needs to come to the scene of the crime
immediately. As soon as he arrives, he is
arrested. How did they know he did it?
An argument has two essential parts:
a claim and a support
 The claim asserts a conclusion- an
idea, opinion or a judgment.
 The support includes reasons and
evidences
The claim is what the
writer tries to prove in the
text by providing details,
explanations and other
types of evidences. It is
also the most important
part of the text.
The quality and complexity
of the reading depend on the
claim because the claim
defines the paper’s direction
and scope.
The following are the characteristics of good
claims:
1.A claim should be argumentative
2.A claim should be specific and focused
3.A claim should be interesting and engaging
4.A claim should be logical
› state a quantifiable assertion or a
measurable topic. They assert that
something has existed, exists, or
will exist based on data. They rely
on reliable sources or systematic
procedures to be validated.
Did it happen?
Does it exist?
Is it true?
Is it a fact?
 Ex: The ozone layer is becoming
depleted.
 Ex: Increasing population threatens the
environment.
 Ex: In our male -dominated worlds,
females are frequently discriminated
against.
› When you make a claim of fact, you
must show arguments or pieces of
evidence which will support your claim.
Your goal is to show that the claim is
probably true or atleast more likely
true than false.
 Itconsists of arguments about moral,
philosophical or aesthetic topics. These types
of topics try to prove that some values are
more or less desirable compared to others.
 They make judgments, based on certain
standards.
 A writer places value on someone or
something as “the best” or “superior”
 Is it good or bad?
 How bad?
 How good?
 Is it moral or immoral?
 What do those people value?
 What values or criteria should I use to
determine its goodness or badness?
Ex: Public school are better
than private schools.
Ex: Mercy killing is immoral.
Ex: Manila offers more job
opportunities than Cebu city.
 CLAIMS OF POLICY- posit that specific actions
should be chosen as solutions to a particular
problem.
 Often describes a problem and then suggests
ways to solve it
 You can easily identify a claim of policy because
they begin with “should”, “must” and “ought”.
 What should we do about it?
 How should we act?
 What should our future policy be?
 How can we solve this problem?
 What concrete course of action should
we pursue to solve the problem?
 Ex: Every person in the Philippines
should have access to health care.
 Ex: Social security should be
distributed on the basis of need rather
than an entitlement.
 Ex: For you to be a good writer, enroll in
writing workshops handled by seasoned
writers.
 A. You must accept that people and
organizations may not be certain about
what is the best way to act, or to do
things, but still, they must act.
 You have to state that if we have the
knowledge or data at the present time, it
is best to act in the manner which you
propose or claim, rather than in some
other way.