Identifying

Claims
By:

Austria, Kimberly Dhia

Rangel, John Emmanuel

Ged 0112-Sec 45
 WHAT TO EXPECT

 Define and Discuss claim

 Identify the example of claim
 Discuss and Provide example of claims of FACT, VALUE and POLICY
What is Claims?
- a statement you intent to prove.

Claims assert something.

are not a question.

From OXFORD “Claims are, essentially, the evidence that writers or

speakers use to prove their point.
 Example of Claims
Shawarma are the most delicious food.
Shawarma are awesome.
Shawarma rice are better than siomai rice.
I made shawarma rice.
Eating Shawarma will make you full.
You should come eat shawarma rice with me.
Fact, Value, Policy

THREE TYPES OF CLAIMS

 Claim of Fact
Statement that describe, predict, report or make causal claims.

Example:

I made shawarma rice.

CLAIM OF FACT
 Claim of Fact
Claims attempt to persuade you that something existed, exists, or will exist or
about what caused something to exist.

Example:

Smoking causes cancer.

CLAIM OF FACT
*When trying to find factual claims, terms don’t help much, but you could look for time related terms such as
"in the past," or "in the future" and causal terms such as "leads to", "improves", "destroys", or "is caused by."
 Claim of Value
Value claims attempt to persuade you to approve or disapprove of something.

Example:

Smoking is unhealthy.

Claim of Value

*Statements that advance judgement about beauty or wisdom.

 Claim of Value
Value claims attempt to persuade you to approve or disapprove of something.

Example:

“Shawarma rice are better

than siomai rice.”

Claim of Value

*When trying to find value claims look for terms like "valuable/beautiful/interesting", "good/bad/evil",
"right/wrong", "superior/best/worse".
*Statements that advance judgement about beauty or wisdom.
 Claim of Policy
attempt to persuade you to take some action or change a behavior usually to solve a
problem.

Example
“You should come eat shawarma
rice with me.”

CLAIM OF POLICY
*statements that urge that an action be taken or discontinued
 Claim of Policy
attempt to persuade you to take some action or change a behavior usually to solve a
problem.

Example
Smoking should be prohibited in
public places.

CLAIM OF POLICY
*statements that urge that an action be taken or discontinued
*When trying to find policy claims look for terms like "should", "ought", and "must".
 Example of Claims
FACT ,VALUE OR POLICY?

Shawarma are the most delicious food.

Shawarma are awesome.
Shawarma rice are better than siomai rice. Test yourself
GAME….
I made shawarma rice.
Eating Shawarma will make you full.
You should come eat shawarma rice with me.
 Example of Claims
FACT ,VALUE OR POLICY?

Good Job..
Shawarma are the most delicious food. VALUE
Shawarma are awesome. VALUE
Shawarma rice are better than siomai rice. FACT
I made shawarma rice. FACT
Eating Shawarma will make you full. FACT
You should come eat shawarma rice with me. POLICY
RECAP WHAT WE COVERED

1. Define and Discuss claim

2. Identify the example of claim
3. Discuss and Provide example of claims of FACT, VALUE and POLICY
FACT, VALUE,POLICY
CLAIMS

THANK YOU !