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Claim

Definition

Claim

/klām/

ʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ

: an assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion; a statement that promises to be either true or false

// thesis, fact, premise, conclusion, affirmation, denial

Summary

Claims are statements that promise to be either true or false. They express a judgment or opinion about the past (history), present, or future (predictions).

Outline of Topics

On making claims about the past

On making claims about the present

On making claims about the future

On clarifying when and where a claim is true

Examples

Doctrinal Statements

Thesis Statement

Patterns

Cross-References

References

Standing by Words - Wendell Berry

Chapter 5 of "How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading" by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren

Referenced in

Context

A Claim may be dependent on the context in which it is made.

Quantity

A statistical Claim always includes some kind of key quantifiable element.

Term

A Claim typically depends on at least one or two key terms that will require definition.