Types of Claims | Claims of Fact, Policy and Value: Definition, Examples, Activities and Tips!

[Music] good day everyone this is sergio and uh can i be honest with you this is actually the second time i'm recording this for the reason that i actually recorded this earlier but i forgot to press record calm down calm down so we are going to talk about the different types of claims going back to the same format i know i know i have a thing for patterns so let's just get through this these are the questions for today first is of course what are claims we actually described this already in an earlier video about thesis statements but let's have a brief review second question is what are the different types of claims third question is what are the types of claims used in a given sentence and fourth question is what are the best claims to be used in different topics now before we proceed i'm just going to go to my recording studio and check if it's recording it's recording so that's good so let's have the first question what are claims and this is just going to be a brief review basically a claim is an arguable statement that defines your goal of your essay it usually states your topic and your stand on a certain issue it also shows what you will prove in your argument it is usually the first phrase in your thesis statement so here is a quick checklist of what makes a good claim first is that it must mention your topic obviously second question is it must clearly state your stand on the mentioned topic third is it must be what you want to prove in your essay fourth it must be debatable or arguable so let's head on to the next question which is what are the different types of claims now we have three different types of claims which are the claims of fact claims of policy and claims of value in a nutshell claims of facts are statement that argues that something is in fact true claims of policy are statements that argue that something needs to be done may it be making a law or calling for action and lastly claims of value are statements that argue that something is good bad or valuable first claim first claim is a claim of fact so claims of facts are actually what we call arguable facts these are statements that argue that something is in fact true as we've mentioned earlier even though that the statement appears to be factual it is still debatable what are then the questions that we need to ask in order to determine if one claim is a claim of fact first question is of course did it happen another question is is it true does it exist and lastly is it a fact examples of this is number one lord of the rings shaped the modern fantasy genre so as you can see it's not necessarily a fact rather you are arguing that something is factual second example is gregorio del pilar ordered the execution of andres bonifacio and general antonio luna now when we talk about claims of fact it does not mean that a statement is factual it is merely a claim a debatable claim that you are going to be arguing in the entire essay but be careful some claims of fact are not debatable and you have to avoid these especially in persuasive or argumentative essays an example of this is smoking is dangerous to your health or to one's health because smoking is already proven to be dangerous to one's health [Music] next claim claim of policy claims of policy are claims that suggest actions as we have mentioned earlier these are statements that argue that something needs to be done may it be a law may it be merely calling for action what are the questions that we need to answer to check if a claim is a claim of policy what should we do about it an example of claims of policy is the haircut policy should be lifted in all schools you are suggesting an action or a rule to be dismantled so this is a claim of policy another one is an individual must be knowledgeable about his or her basic rights you are now suggesting that everyone should be educated in order for them to know their basic rights and please do note a claim of policy usually has the modals should must may and might keyword is usual next claim and i swear that was the last one is the claim of value a claim of value determines the value of a certain idea claims of value are statements that argue that something is good bad or valuable it usually compares two ideas against one another or that one idea is the best among all ideas questions to answer to check if a claim is a claim of value is it good or bad valuable or not valuable desirable or undesirable examples of which are number one euthanasia is a moral this statement shows the desirability or undesirability of a certain idea and that is euthanasia the one is animal testing is the worst way to test medical products so as you can see this statement actually shows that one thing is the worst okay it's bad on the superlative level and lastly is of course lord of the rings is better than harry potter as you can see it compares two ideas to one another but is it arguable lord of the rings is actually better than harry potter but you know [Music] you know you know now let's have a quick quiz [Music] this would be an identification type of quiz you could get a paper and pen and write your answers or you could just answer in your mind so let's head on to the first statement you would just have 10 seconds for this but of course i know you're talented enough to actually answer within 10 seconds excessive consumption of alcohol can lead to many diseases [Music] so you have to ask yourself is it a claim of fact policy or value and if you answer that this is a claim of fact you're in fact correct pun intended next statement honesty is the best policy keyword here is the best right it is a superlative of a certain idea so what type of claim is this this is a claim of value next is to attract more non-traditional students this school must review and revise its course offerings keyword is must then it's a claim of policy because you are suggesting an action [Music] another statement is that extra another statement is that extrajudicial killing man that's hard to say are killing innocent civilians [Music] and this is actually a claim of fact now i'm not saying that this is in fact factual but you are arguing that this is factual you are debating that this is true so what is the best claim to be used in a given topic so we have three types of claims but what claim is best to be used in a topic that you're planning to write the claim of fact is usually used when you argue that something is factual or true for example wearing masks and social distancing is effective in preventing the spread of kovid 19 and sadly of course this is actually debatable because there are some people out there who refuse to practice social distancing and wear their mask guys please wear your masks and practice social distancing i still want to see you in the next cool year next is the claim of policy it is used when arguing that something needs to be done for example mass testing should be prioritized you hear that mass testing should be prioritized and lastly is of course the claim of value it is used when arguing that something or an idea is better or best worse or worse than its counterpart or that an idea is or isn't valuable an example of this is online learning is better than face-to-face learning during the time of pandemic because again this is very debatable so that's about it the three types of claim [Music] delving deeper in research is quite difficult don't you agree hey guys actual sergio here and i know i know not as good looking as my cartoon version surprise what what are you doing here you already have your exposure it's my time so and i want to thank everyone for their support my friends my family and you my students it's actually been a long time since i wanted to make a channel solely for educational purposes and this would also serve as help for students who would want to learn more especially right now that we are having of course this new normal way of learning okay so uh thank you to my first patreon johanna and thank you for always supporting and of course for all of you if you want me to discuss another topic feel free to comment down below this has been sergio and i'll see you all in the next lecture bye

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Published: Thu Jul 30 2020