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TEACHING ARGUMENTATION
SUPPLEMENT 2: SIX COMMON TYPES OF CLAIM*




The six most common types of claim are: fact, definition, value, cause, comparison, and policy
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The types of claim can also be used to brainstorm possible arguments students
might make about an issue they have decided to examine
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• A claim of definition takes a position on questions like: What is it? How should it be
classified or interpreted? How does its usual meaning change in a particular context?
Example: “By examining what it means to ‘network,’ it’s clear that social networking
sites encourage not networking but something else entirely
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• A claim of cause takes a position on questions like: What caused it? Why did it happen?
Where did it come from? What are the effects? What probably will be the results on a
short-term and long-term basis? Example: “By seeking to replicate the experience of
reading physical books, new hardware and software actually will lead to an appreciation
of printed and bound texts for years to come
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• A claim of policy takes a position on questions like: What should we do? How should we
act? What should be future policy? How can we solve this problem? What course of
action should we pursue? Example: “Sex education should be part of the public school
curriculum
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Since the guide is addressed to
students, this is a resource you could share with them directly

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