Cigarette smoking is responsible

for more than 110,000 deaths

per year in the Philippines.
CLAIM OF FACT
Claim of Fact
Factual/historical/predictive
Cause-effect claims
Supported with data, examples
and testimonies
Example:
Claims of Fact:
Topic:
1. Smoking causes lung cancer.
Smoking
2. Cigarette smoking is responsible for
more than 110,000 deaths per year in the
Philippines.
3. Smoking harms the immune system and
can make the body less successful at
fighting disease.