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The document discusses position papers and their key features. It explains that position papers aim to persuade readers to believe a claim by providing arguments and evidence. It also defines the different types of claims including claims of fact, value, and policy while providing examples of each.

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Claims EAPP

The document discusses position papers and their key features. It explains that position papers aim to persuade readers to believe a claim by providing arguments and evidence. It also defines the different types of claims including claims of fact, value, and policy while providing examples of each.

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Position Paper
◦ Presents an author’s critical opinion, claim or
viewpoint about an issue.
◦ Aims to persuade the readers to believe in and
take a side, by way of providing arguments and
reasons that support the position.
◦ Based on facts that provide a solid foundation
for your argument

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Features of Position Paper
1. The Issue
◦ Presented in the introduction
◦ This is the problem, controversy, the arguable point of
the paper
◦ “arguable points”

2. The Claim or Position


◦ Your opinion, preference, understanding, and
standpoint
◦ Becomes the paper’s thesis or main point.
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Features of Position Paper
3. The Arguments
◦ Evidence to prove and support the claim or
position.
◦ Provide the reason why your understanding
of the issue is better, more logical, and should
be accepted.

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Learning Targets
✓ I can tell what a claim is.
✓ I can name the different types of claim.
✓ I can differentiate the types of claim from one
another.
✓ I can write a claim based on an issue.

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3 General Types of Claims

Claim of FACT

Claim of VALUE

Claim of POLICY

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Claim of Fact
﹡ It is an argument about a quantifiable topic. Claims of fact
present an idea as true or false.
﹡ Claims of fact assert that a condition has existed, exists, or
will exist.
﹡ A well-argued claim of fact clearly states the main
argument and defines vague and controversial terms.
﹡ It is supported with factual information such as statistics,
testimony, observation, and uses sufficient, accurate, and
recent evidence which are organized to emphasize a
point.

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Claim of Fact
Examples:
﹡ Millennials, or people born in the early 1980s to the
early 2000s, perform better in jobs that require
multitasking.

﹡ Feeding children chocolate will not make them


hyperactive.

﹡ People who engage in promiscuous, unprotected


sex will develop STDs and/or contract AIDS.

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Are the author’s claims backed by research
findings?
Did the author use credible sources of
information?
Did the author accurately deliver the data
presented by the original source or was the
statement a product of his/her conclusion?

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Claim of Value
﹡ It is based on judgment and evaluation on a philosophical,
aesthetic, or moral standpoint.
﹡ Claims of value are often influenced by morals, beliefs, and
preferences. These are assertions of whether something is
right or wrong, good or bad, or better or worse than
something else.
﹡ In order to support this kind of claim, the text must establish
standards to be used to measure the beauty or morality of
the topic. It should also draw on real-world examples and
illustrations to make the abstract values clear.

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Claim of Value
Examples:
﹡ Monet’s art is more beautiful than Picasso’s because of his
use of soft color, uplifting subject matter, and unique
technique.
﹡ Pornography is a legitimate tool to stimulate our feelings and
emotions in much the same way as music, art, and literature
do.
﹡ Capital punishment is 100% effective as a deterrent to the
criminal being executed; that killer cannot commit any more
crimes.

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Claim of Policy
﹡ Claims of policy are arguments which assert
the implementation of a certain policy. This is
driven by the need to present a solution to
problems.
﹡ It argues that something should or should not
be done. To support this claim, it should show
that a problem exists and then prove that the
policy will fix it.

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Claim of Policy
Examples:
﹡ Employee bonuses and 13th month salaries
should not be taxed.
﹡ Uniforms should be required at all public high
schools.
﹡ Rules on the use of electronic gadgets during
class hours must be strictly imposed to ensure
that students focus on their lessons.

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Reflect:
Talk about a time when you publicly
expressed your stand on an issue. How
did you feel about your experience?

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