![]() ![]() Notice how the claim is now making a judgment call, asserting that there is greater value in the sustainable than in the unsustainable practices. In contrast to claims of fact, those of value make a moral judgment about a phenomenon or condition: Example: Unsustainable business practices are unethical. ![]() The above statement about Japan is one of fact either the sustainable practices are getting more popular (fact) or they are not (fact). Claims of fact are assertions about the existence (past, present, or future) of a particular condition or phenomenon: Example: Japanese business owners are more inclined to use sustainable business practices than they were 20 years ago. ![]() All three types of claims occur in scholarly writing although claims of fact are probably the most common type you will encounter in research writing. Warrant: (The claim presupposes that) a diagnosis of ADHD is the same thing as the actual existence of ADHD it also presupposes that ADHD is a disease.Ĭlaims fall into three categories: claims of fact, claims of value, and claims of policy. Support: In 1999, the number of children diagnosed with ADHD was 2.1 million in 2009, the number was 3.5 million. Example 2Ĭlaim: ADHD has grown by epidemic proportions in the last 10 years Warrant: (The claim presupposes that) it‘s a "bad" thing for students to drop out. Support: Drop-out rates in the US have climbed by 20% since 2001.
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