3 KINDS

OF
CLAIM
 CLAIM
• 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.
 CLAIM OF FACT
• Claims of fact 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 of false.
• Facts that are universally accepted are not considered
claims of facts because there is no more disagreement
about their truthfulness.
 CLAIM OF FACT

• Claims of fact talk about what is or what is not.

• They say that the certain conditions exist.
 CLAIM OF FACT
EXAMPLE
• Santa Claus is real.
• Cancer is not
contagious.
 CLAIM OF VALUE
• 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.
 CLAIM OF VALUE
EXAMPLE
• It’s more fun in the
Philippines.
• This is a very good
school.
 CLAIM OF POLICY
• Claims of policy are all about what should be.
• They say that a particular situation should arise.
• They are usually made in relation to solving
societal problems.
• They prescribe a particular course of action that
would lead to a condition.
 CLAIM OF POLICY
EXAMPLE

• The death penalty must be revived.

• A national ID system should be adopted.
• Beauty contests should be banned.
 CLAIM OF FACT

The Earth is warming

rapidly.
 CLAIM OF VALUE

It is better to be feared
than loved.
 CLAIM OF POLICY

Beauty contests should be

banned.
 CLAIM OF VALUE
It is more advantageous for a
Filipino child to grow up
speaking Filipino instead of
English.
 CLAIM OF FACT

The atmosphere has too

much carbon dioxide.
 CLAIM OF POLICY
The government must devote
more funds to building
schools than building roads.
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