High School

Choose from the word pool to answer the following questions:

Word Pool:
- Check the author
- Argument
- Statistical Evidence
- Factual Information
- Read Beyond Truth
- Introductory paragraph
- Conclusion
- Testimonial Evidence
- Opinion
- Issue
- Premise
- Analogical Evidence
- Evidence
- Relevance

1. It is a subject that people discuss or argue about.
2. Something that has been proven by facts or sincerity.
3. Headlines can be outrageous in an effort to get clicks, so you should focus on the whole story. You have to read and look for details such as statistics, date, name, etc.
4. It is how appropriate something is to what is being said at a given time.
5. Views formed about something, not necessarily based on knowledge.
6. True statement about something that can be proven to be true.
7. Available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
8. Use of celebrities is the core of this type of evidence. However, experts and authorities can also be used to collect testimonial evidence.
9. Known as the strongest type of evidence. It comes in the form of numbers, percentages, or surveyed type data.
10. "If we are going to ban firearms, we should also ban cars because they cause many more deaths than firearms do" is an example of what?
11. The idea we are convinced to believe.
12. It may be supported with more than one premise.
13. Support or reason showing that the conclusion is true.
14. The first paragraph of your essay should outline the hook as the first sentence that serves to capture the reader's attention and help them decide if they want to continue reading your text.
15. Do a quick search on the author to find out if they are real and credible.

Enumeration:
16-18. Three types of issues.
19-24. Tips on how to spot factual information.
25-26. To form an argument, it should consist of two parts.
27-30. Types of evidence.

Answer :

We can choose a set of words to answer the following questions below as follows:

  1. Issue
  2. Factual Information
  3. Read Beyond Truth
  4. Relevance
  5. Opinion
  6. Factual Information
  7. Evidence
  8. Testimonial Evidence
  9. Statistical Evidence
  10. Analogical Evidence
  11. Premise
  12. Argument
  13. Evidence
  14. Introductory paragraph
  15. Check the author
  16. Social issues, Environmental issues, Economic issues
  17. Political issues
  18. Ethical issues
  19. Check the author
  20. Read Beyond Truth
  21. Look for details such as statistics, date, name,etc.
  22. Consider the source's credibility and bias
  23. Cross-reference information with other reliable sources
  24. Evaluate the expertise of the author or organization
  25. Argument, Premise
  26. Conclusion, Evidence
  27. Testimonial Evidence
  28. Statistical Evidence
  29. Analogical Evidence
  30. Factual Information

Therefore, by relating the information from the questions, we can reflect on the importance of evaluating the evidence in a text, such as the reliability of the source, the analysis of different sources to draw a conclusion, etc., increasing critical thinking on a subject.