In the Context of Argument Making, What Do We Mean

question 14

Multiple Choice

In the context of argument making, what do we mean by the word claim? A claim is ________.

• A) the statement the maker of the argument is seeking to show to be true or probably true
• B) the statement the maker of the argument knows is false, but yet wants to convince others is true
• C) the statement the maker of the argument wants to be true, but knows that it is definitely not true
• D) the statement the maker of the argument is trying to prove to be false or very probably false

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Definitions:

White Southerner

A term referring to individuals of European descent living in the southern United States, especially noted in historical contexts involving social and racial dynamics.

Reconstruction Act

Legislation passed in 1867 that laid out the process for readmitting Southern states into the Union following the Civil War, including requirements for suffrage and civil rights.

Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leading figure of the early women's rights movement in the United States, best known for her role in organizing the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention.

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869; he assumed presidency after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and was the first president to be impeached.