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