CLAIMS IN A TEXT

 Claim

 Fact

 Opinion
Claim

 is an assertion, a declaration
or an affirmation.
Fact

 is a true piece of information,

something that truly exists or
happens.
Opinion

 is a belief, a viewpoint or a
way of thinking about
something.
Three Types of
Claims
1. Claim of Fact

 asserts a piece of information

that is true, or a condition that
exists or happens.
Example:

In the letter where the son wrote

the father about his fear of the latter.

 The letter-writer is afraid of his

father
 Up to the time that he is already
grown up, he has not outgrown
the fear and still feels the same
way
2. Claim of Value

 attempts that some things are

more or less desirable than the
others.
 involves judgments, appraisals
and evaluations.
Example:

There is a single mother who

chose to have her child adopted by
a childless rich couple because she
said that her baby would be better
off being with adoptive parents
who could provide the child what
s/he needed.
3. Claim of Policy

 provides a solution to the

problem.
Example:

• Something has to be done regarding

the issue on poverty and
unemployment.

• Implementing government support

for qualified single mothers would
definitely help.