Claims of Fact, Value and

Policy
 Instructions
• Get a group of 3.
• Read and analyze the given statements on page
168 EE10.
• Answer the questions as fast as possible.
• Write your answer on the given paper.
 Read and understand the given
statements.
• The Philippines is in the far east.
• Global warming reveals that the earth is in a
state of near extinction.
• Women are generally more sociable than men.
• Children are naturally curious about things
around them.
• In order to be a good public speaker, watch
and imitate speakers from the media world.
Choose the sentence that best applies
to each of the following questions.
• Which sentences assert the ideas that
something is good or bad?
• Which sentence asserts the idea that something
is more or less desirable?
• Which sentence asserts that something is not
true?
• Which sentence asserts that one course of
action is better than the other?
• Which sentence asserts that something is true?
Claims of Fact
 Claims of Fact
• It asserts that something is true or not
true.
• It is not a fact.
–argues about a measurable topic (fact)
–Describes how things were in the past,
how things are in the present time, and
how they will be in the future
 Claims of Fact
• When you make a claim of fact, you
must show arguments or pieces of
evidence which will support you
claim.
• Your goal is to show that the claim is
probably true or at least more likely
true than false.
 Claims of Fact
In our male – dominated world,
females are frequently discriminated
against.
Go back to the previous activity which
sentences are CLAIMS OF FACTS?
Claims of Value
 Claims of Value
• It asserts that something is good or
bad, more or less desirable.
• A claim of value is also assertive, but
it asserts something different from a
claim of fact.
 Claims of Value
• It has the following characteristics:
– argues about something that is moral,
aesthetic, or philosophical
– considers the merits or advantages of
something and this is based on a relative
judgement
– Can be used to argue the value or
importance of varied topics like lifestyles,
films, student or civic organizations
 Claims of Value

•Why is value claim

arguable?
•Can you agree or
disagree with the value
claim?
 Claims of Value

• Yes, because people think

differently. They may disagree
even on the basis of the claim or
on the criteria used to evaluate
something – politics, live
entertainment, civic issues
 Claims of Value

•How then will you

defend a value claim?
–You need to defend that the set
of criteria is logical or
legitimate
 Claims of Value

•How then will you

defend a value claim?
–You have to show how the
criteria justify the claim
 Claims of Value
• Yes, because people think differently.
They may disagree even on the basis
of the claim or on the criteria used to
evaluate something – politics, live
entertainment, civic issues
 Claims of Value

• Manila offers more job

opportunities than Cebu
City.
 Claims of Value

Go back to the previous activity

which sentences are CLAIMS
OF VALUES?
Claims of Policy
 Claims of Policy
• It asserts that one course of
action is superior to another.
• It is like the claim of fact or the
claim of value.
• It also asserts something
different from both claims.
 Claims of Policy

• It has the following

characteristics:
– asserts what a reader should do,
and what course of action a
reader should take
 Claims of Policy

• It has the following

characteristics:
–argues about an actionable
topic, which means the topic
is convertible to action
 Claims of Policy

• It has the following

characteristics:
– convinces the reader about
the merits of one course of
action as opposed to other
courses of action
 Claims of Policy

• How then will you defend a

policy claim?
–You must accept that people and
organization may not be certain
about what is the best way to act,
or to do things, but still they must
act
 Claims of Policy
• How then will you defend a
policy claim?
–You have to state that if we have
the knowledge or data at the
present time, it is best to act in the
manner which you propose or
claim, rather than in some other
way
 Claims of Policy

For you to be a good writer,

enroll in a writing
workshops handled by
seasoned writers.
 Claims of Policy

Go back to the previous activity

which sentences are CLAIMS
OF POLICY?
 Book Activity

Essential English 10
pp. 169 – 170