AP English Language:: Unit 2 - Claims Evidence Reasoning

Which argument construction concept, evidence evaluation standard, or structural principle is described below?

*A focused, debatable central claim that establishes a clear position and sets up a logical line of reasoning without being an obvious factual statement.*

**A)** Defensible Thesis
**B)** Topic Summary
**C)** Factual Statement
**D)** Plot Overview

Which argument construction concept, evidence evaluation standard, or structural principle is described below?

*A thesis statement that explicitly outlines the main supporting points or sub-claims that will structure each body paragraph.*

**A)** Closed Thesis Statement
**B)** Open Thesis Statement
**C)** Counter-Thesis
**D)** Implied Thesis

Which argument construction concept, evidence evaluation standard, or structural principle is described below?

*A thesis statement that establishes an overarching position and line of reasoning without listing every specific supporting sub-point.*

**A)** Open Thesis Statement
**B)** Closed Thesis Statement
**C)** Explanatory Thesis
**D)** Descriptive Thesis

Which argument construction concept, evidence evaluation standard, or structural principle is described below?

*A thesis statement that incorporates a concession to an opposing viewpoint using a subordinating conjunction (e.g., 'Although X, because Y, nevertheless Z').*

**A)** Counter-Argumentative Thesis
**B)** Closed Thesis
**C)** Informative Thesis
**D)** Circular Thesis

Which argument construction concept, evidence evaluation standard, or structural principle is described below?

*An assertion that posits whether something is true, untrue, historically verified, or empirically existent.*

**A)** Claim of Fact
**B)** Claim of Value
**C)** Claim of Policy
**D)** Claim of Definition

Which argument construction concept, evidence evaluation standard, or structural principle is described below?

*An assertion that argues whether something is good, bad, moral, immoral, aesthetically superior, or desirable based on qualitative criteria.*

**A)** Claim of Value
**B)** Claim of Fact
**C)** Claim of Policy
**D)** Claim of Cause

Which argument construction concept, evidence evaluation standard, or structural principle is described below?

*An assertion proposing that a specific change, law, regulation, or institutional course of action should or must be undertaken.*

**A)** Claim of Policy
**B)** Claim of Value
**C)** Claim of Fact
**D)** Claim of Definition

Which argument construction concept, evidence evaluation standard, or structural principle is described below?

*An assertion arguing that one particular condition, policy, or event directly triggered a specific consequence or social phenomenon.*

**A)** Claim of Cause and Effect
**B)** Claim of Fact
**C)** Claim of Definition
**D)** Claim of Value