Question

If you were going to analyze a claim, what would you do

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

1. I will first Identify the claim. The claim is sometimes stated in a very general way, then elaborated on throughout the essay.

2. I will next examine the claim for qualifiers; words like "some," "many," "most of the time," etc. It can sometimes be damaging to an argument to omit qualifiers, particularly if there are also no exceptions provided. It is up to you as a reader to determine whether the writer's unqualified claim is damaging to this particular argument.

3. I will then examine the claim for an exception. After looking for qualifying words in the claim, the next step is to determine what the writer considers to be the situations in which the writer's claim doesn't apply. In other words, it is necessary to identify any exceptions the writer makes to her claim.