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Claims in a Text

The document outlines the concept of claims in literature, defining them as statements that assert something to be true, which can be factual or judgmental. It categorizes claims into three types: claims of fact, claims of value, and claims of policy, each with distinct characteristics and examples. The document emphasizes that claims are not universally accepted and often represent one side of an issue.

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Claims in a Text

The document outlines the concept of claims in literature, defining them as statements that assert something to be true, which can be factual or judgmental. It categorizes claims into three types: claims of fact, claims of value, and claims of policy, each with distinct characteristics and examples. The document emphasizes that claims are not universally accepted and often represent one side of an issue.

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CLAIMS IN

A TEXT
READING & WRITING
Grade 11 Sta. Monica
Lesson Objectives:

01 02 03
Identify the Formulate Extract
different kinds different kinds implicitly
of claims. of claims. stated claims
from a written
text.
Introduction

In literature, a claim is a statement that asserts something


to be true. A claim can either be factual or judgment. Claims
can work on their own or in conjunction with other claims to
form a larger argument. A claim defines your paper’s goals,
direction, scope, and exigencies and is supported by evidence,
quotations, argumentation, expert opinion, statistics, and telling
details. When you make a claim, you are arguing for a certain
interpretation or understanding of your subject.
CLAIMS
A claim is 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.
Three (3) Kinds of Claims
Claims are generally divided
into three (3): claims of fact,
claims of value, and claims
of policy.
Claims of
Claims of facts relate to the statements that
can be verified, no matter how difficult. They are
not dependent merely on a person’s preference,
but can be true or false. Facts that are
universally accepted are not considered claims
of facts because there is no more disagreement
about their truthfulness. Claims of fact talk
about what is or what is not. They say that the
certain conditions exist.
The following are examples of
claims of fact:
 Santa Claus is real.
 Cancer is not contagious.
 The Earth is warming rapidly.
 The atmosphere has too much
carbon dioxide.
Claims of
Claims of value are 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.
The following are examples of claims
of value:
 It’s more fun in the Philippines.
(Official tourism catch phrase)
 This is a very good school.
 It is more advantageous for a
Filipino child to grow up speaking
Filipino instead of English.
 It is better to be feared than
loved.
 Buying and fixing a house is
better than building a new one.
 It is better to have loved and
lost than not to have loved at
all.
Claims of
Claims 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.
The following are claims of policy:
 The death penalty must be revived.
 A national ID system should be
adopted.
 Beauty contests should be banned.
 The government must devote more
funds to building schools than building
roads.
Remember…

A claim is a statement that is not


considered accepted by all.

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