2.3. Formulating Evaluative Statements
2.3. Formulating Evaluative Statements
1 a sedative.
Convention
Type of Assertion
2
Opinion
Type of Assertion
3
Preference
Type of Assertion
4
FACT CONVENTION OPINION PREFERENCE
Roses grow The rose The export of Roses are more
best in soil belongs to the cut rose beautiful, smell
made of 3/4 genus "Rosa" of blooms can sweeter and
clay and 1/4 the family easily become are easier to
sand and loam. "Rosaceae." one of the grow than any
most lucrative other flower.
businesses in
the Philippines.
FACT CONVENTION OPINION PREFERENCE
According to the An insurgency is a As a result of The Aquino
Secretary of condition of economic government
Defense, NPA revolt against a hardships and should have
armed insurgents government but it human rights toughened its
now total some is less than an violation, there stand against the
16,000 men and organized was a dramatic burgeoning
women. revolution and is increase in the insurgency.
not recognized as strength of
belligerent. Philippine
insurgency during
the Marcos years.
FACT CONVENTION OPINION PREFERENCE
"The Vampire "The Vampire Damon and Elena "The Vampire
Diaries" airs Diaries" is a from "The Diaries" is much
every Thursday supernatural drama Vampire Diaries" better than the
night, 8pm ET television series are meant for "The Twilight
on The developed by Kevin each other. Saga".
Cineblock. Williamson and Julie
Plec, based on the
book series with the
same name written
by L. J. Smith.
CLAIM or ASSERTION?
● Claim is a general statement, can be true
or false.
● Assertions are statements declaring
something is true because of evidence.
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● Claim: Students shall be allowed to not
wear their IDs inside the school premises.
(of policy)
● Assertion: As per the Student Manual, all
students are required to wear their IDs
inside the school premises.
(of convention).
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SEATWORK #1
Think of 2 topics and create the different types of assertions.