This document defines and provides examples of different types of claims: 1. There are three main types of claims - claims of fact, which state something that is, was, or will be; claims of value, which make judgments about what is good or bad; and claims of policy, which state what should or should not be done. 2. A claim of fact can be verified with evidence and debates whether the statement is true or false. Claims of value express opinions, while claims of policy recommend courses of action to change the status quo. 3. Examples of each type of claim are provided, along with a short quiz to test understanding of the different claim types.

1. CLAIMS
by Yeimmi A. Lopez
Speech 104
Fall 2012

2. Definition of Claim
A Claim is:
a statement that states the
purpose of the argument.
worded against the status quo
(the existing state of affairs)
that is the focus of an argument.

3. Three Types of Claims:
Claim of fact
Claim of value
Claim of Policy

4. Claim of Fact:
something is, was, or will be
declares that something has existed,
does exist, or will exist.
debates on whether the statement is
“true or false”.
can be verified using some actual
evidence.

5. Samples of Claim of Fact:

6. Samples of Claim of Fact:

7. Claim of Value:
something is good or bad, desirable
or undesirable.
states opinions on people, events,
and things as either good or bad

8. Samples of Claim of Value:

9. Claim of Policy:
something should or ought be done
states whether something should or
shouldn’t be done,
some specific type of procedure of
action should, be followed to
change the status quo.

10. Samples of Claim of Policy:

11. Test on Claims:
1.) A claim is a question:
a. True b. False
2.) The three types of claims are:
a. Belief, Fact, and Questions b. Policy, Value, and Fact
c. Policy, Opinion, and Value
3.) A Claim of Value is about how something should or ought be done?:
a. False b. True
4.) What type of claim is: "Deaths due to tobacco are expected to nearly
double by 2020”?
a. Policy b. Value c. Fact
5.) What type of claim is: “California is a better state than Florida”?
a. Policy b. Value c. Fact

12. Answers to Test on Claims:
1.) A claim is a question:
a. True b. False
2.) The three types of claims are:
a. Belief, Fact, and Questions b. Policy, Value, and Fact
c. Policy, Opinion, and Value
3.) A Claim of Value is about how something should or ought be done?:
a. False b. True
4.) What type of claim is: "Deaths due to tobacco are expected to nearly
double by 2020”?
a. Policy b. Value c. Fact
5.) What type of claim is: “California is a better state than Florida”?
a. Policy b. Value c. Fact

13. Review on Claims
A claim is a statement.
There are three types of claims.
1. Claim of fact- is, was, or will be.
2. Claim of value- good or bad,
wanted or unwanted
3. Claim of policy- should or ought be
done.

14. This has been a
presentation on CLAIMS
by Yeimmi A. Lopez