the statement that takes a position on an issue or controversy
The claim is the main idea of the text. It is what the argumentative text is trying to prove. The claim takes a position on an issue. An example of a claim would be "Students should be given a study hall period during the school day, even if it means reducing the regular class times." This statement takes a position on the topic of study halls in schools. The rest of the options are all other elements of an argumentative text, but they do not describe the claim.
C is the correct answer, because if a written assignment is a 'humorous report', it means that it can be subjective, and that the author's personality is noticeable in the text. Whereas that is not the case in the other options.
