CLAIMS

CLAIMS
TEACHER: DONNA G. MENESES

OBJECTIVES
• define , identify
and evaluate
claims
VOCABULARY
BUILDER
• ARGUMENT- A COHERENT
SERIES OF REASONS,
STATEMENTS, OR FACTS
INTENDED TO SUPPORT OR
ESTABLISH A POINT OF VIEW.
• THESIS STATEMENT- ALSO
KNOWN AS CLAIM OR THE
CENTRAL ARGUMENT.
LET’S WARM UP!!!
CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT
ANSWER.
• 1. Which of the following is a claim?

• a. The Philippines has a lot of white sand beaches.
• b. The tawa-tawa plant can be used to cure cancer.
• c. Mount Samat is located in Aklan.
• d. Kudarat was the sultan of Sulu.
• 2. Which of the following is not a claim?
• a. Bananas are rich in vitamins.
• b. Some computers are more intelligent than humans.
• c. We should prioritize dealing with climate change.
• d. It’s more fun in the Philippines.
• 3. A claim is a phrase that we intend to
describe some aspect of reality.
• a. True
• b. False
• 4. Air Jordan’s are the coolest shoes on
the market.
• a. Claim
• b. Evidence
• 5. What is the best definition for claim?
• a. A statement you believe to be false.
• b. A statement you believe to be true.
• c. Evidence that proves something right.
• d. An opinion.
WHAT IS A CLAIM?
WHAT IS A CLAIM?
• A claim is what the writer tries

to prove in the text by
providing details, explanations,
and other types of evidence. As
such, it is usually found in the
introduction or in the first few
paragraphs of texts.
WHAT IS A CLAIM?
• A claim persuades, argues, convinces, proves,

or provocatively suggests something to a
reader who may or may not initially agree
with you.
WHAT IS A CLAIM?
• A claim is the main argument of an essay. It

is probably the single most important part of
an academic paper.
WHAT IS A CLAIM?
• A claim defines an academic paper’s goal,

direction, scope, and exigence and is
supported by evidence, quotation,
argumentation, expert opinion, statistics and
telling details.
WHAT IS A CLAIM?
• A claim must be argumentative. When you

make a claim, you are arguing for a certain
interpretation or understanding of your
subject.
WHAT IS A CLAIM?
• A claim is also known as the central argument

or thesis statement of the text. It is a sentence
that summarizes the most important thing
that the writer wants to say as a result of
his/her thinking, reading or writing.
HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS TO HELP YOU DETERMINE
THE WRITER’S CLAIM WHILE YOU ARE READING A TEXT:
•  What is the author’s main point?

•  What is the author’s position
regarding it?
BAD AND BETTER THESIS STATEMENTS OR
STATEMENTS OF CLAIM
• A thesis statement (claim) takes a position on an

issue. It is different from a topic sentence in that a
thesis statement is not neutral. It announces, in
addition to the topic, the argument you want to make
a point or the point you want to prove. This is your
own opinion that you intend to back up. This is your
reason and motivation for writing.
BAD
• In his article Stanley Fish shows

that we don’t really have the
right to free speech.
BETTER
• Stanley Fish’s argument that free speech exists more

as a political prize than as a legal reality ignores the
fact that even as a political prize it still serves the
social end of creating a general cultural atmosphere
of tolerance that may ultimately promote free speech
in our nation just as effectively as any binding law.
WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S POSITION ON THE
ISSUE? IS THE CLAIM CLEARLY DEFINED?
• A thesis should be specific and

should reflect the scope of the
paper.
BAD
•The government has the right

to limit free speech.
BETTER
• The government has the right to limit free

speech in cases of overtly racist or sexist
language, because our failure to address such
abuses would effectively suggest that our 6
society condones such ignorant and hateful
views
WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S POSITION REGARDING THE ISSUE? IS THE
CLAIM SPECIFIC? WHAT SPECIFIC CLAIM IS STATED IN THE
SECOND VERSION?
• A thesis must be arguable.

BAD
• Although we have the right to say

what we want, we should avoid
hurting other people’s feelings.
BETTER
• If we can accept that emotional injuries can

be as just as painful as physical ones, we
should limit speech that may hurt people’s
feelings in ways similar to the way we limit
speech that may lead directly to bodily harm.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A CLAIM? TICK (/) OFF THE SENTENCES WHICH
STATE CLAIMS. ENCIRCLE THE NUMBER OF THE SENTENCE WHICH DOES NOT.
• 1. Cell phones pull students away from learning.

• 2. Providing students with devices that they can use in the classroom is better than
allowing them to use their cell phones in class.
• 3. Student’s cell phones should be collected by office personnel when they enter
school. 7
• 4. The death penalty does not deter crime.
• 5. Mac computers are more reliable
• 6. All men are created equal.
• 7. A national ID system should be adopted.
• 8. The government devote more funds to building roads.
• 9. The earth is warming rapidly.
• 10. We need to elect council officers to address certain concerns of the
people in the barangay.

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TEACHER: DONNA G. MENESES

• 1. Which of the following is a claim?

• A claim is what the writer tries

• A claim persuades, argues, convinces, proves,

• A claim is the main argument of an essay. It

• A claim defines an academic paper’s goal,

• A claim must be argumentative. When you

• A claim is also known as the central argument

•  What is the author’s main point?

• A thesis statement (claim) takes a position on an

• In his article Stanley Fish shows

• Stanley Fish’s argument that free speech exists more

• A thesis should be specific and

•The government has the right

• The government has the right to limit free

• A thesis must be arguable.

• Although we have the right to say

• If we can accept that emotional injuries can

• 1. Cell phones pull students away from learning.

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