Answer:
A claim of fact makes an assertion about something that can be proved or disproved with factual evidence. However, keep in mind the basic quality of claims, that they have to be debatable, and offer an assertion about an issue. So a claim of fact for a logical argument cannot simply consist of a statistic or proven fact. It needs, instead, to focus on an assertion which uses facts to back it up, but for which the evidence might still be debatable
Sample claims of value:
It’s better to apply good nutritional choices at home than teach them at school, because good nutrition then becomes ingrained in the child’s experience.
Although immunotherapy has produced some good results in fighting cancer, overall it is less effective than chemotherapy.
Sample claims of policy:
The city’s board of education should institute an honors program not only for high school students, but for elementary and junior high school students as well.
Just as smoking ads have been banned in order to decrease the urge to engage in an unhealthy behavior, soda ads should be banned for the same reason.
