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Evaluating a Speaker's Argument

English · Speaking & Listening · ages 10-11

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In a speech, what is evidence?
- A speaker's conclusion before giving any support
- The order in which a speaker presents a topic
- Facts or examples used to support a claim
A speaker says, 'Dogs make the best pets because they are loyal.' What is the speaker's main claim?
- Dogs are loyal to their owners
- Dogs make the best pets
- All pets need the same care
A speaker names a study as evidence. You should still check whether the study is trustworthy and relevant to the claim.
Circle one: True False
A speaker says, 'Our team should practice more because I feel like it.' How should you evaluate this reason?
- It gives a fact about how the team performed in games.
- It gives an example of practice improving team results.
- It gives a feeling without showing a team benefit.
A speaker says, 'Recycling helps the planet because it reduces pollution.' Does reducing pollution give a logical reason for this claim?
- Yes. Less pollution is an environmental benefit.
- No. A reason about pollution cannot concern recycling.
- No. Every statement about pollution is only a feeling.
As long as a speaker sounds confident, their reasons must be logical.
Circle one: True False
In a made-up speech, a pupil reports that a study found higher test scores in schools with uniforms than in schools without uniforms. She concludes that uniforms caused the higher scores. Which response best evaluates this evidence?
- The comparison proves uniforms cause higher scores in every school studied.
- The scores fit the claim, but other school differences might explain them.
- The comparison is unrelated because test scores cannot provide evidence about learning.
A pupil claims, 'Shorter homework may leave more time for sleep.' She cites a survey linking longer homework with less sleep and a lunch timetable. Which judgment best explains the support?
- The survey fits both parts of the claim; the timetable does not.
- The timetable fits the claim because school schedules always explain sleep.
- Both sources prove the claim because both contain information about school.

Answer key

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Facts or examples used to support a claim · Evidence is information offered to support a claim or reason. You still need to check whether that information is relevant and trustworthy.
Dogs make the best pets · The speaker wants you to accept that dogs make the best pets. Loyalty is the reason offered for that claim.
True · Naming a study does not establish its quality or relevance. Check what it studied, how it gathered information and how its findings fit the claim.
It gives a feeling without showing a team benefit. · The reason describes the speaker's preference. It does not show how more practice would benefit the team.
Yes. Less pollution is an environmental benefit. · Reducing pollution connects recycling to an environmental benefit. The reason is logical, but evidence is still needed to check the claim that recycling reduces pollution.
False · Confidence describes how a speaker sounds. Logical support depends on whether the reasons connect to the claim.
The scores fit the claim, but other school differences might explain them. · The reported study compares test scores in schools with and without uniforms, so it is relevant. Other differences between those schools might explain the higher scores. This comparison alone does not establish cause.
The survey fits both parts of the claim; the timetable does not. · The survey addresses homework and sleep. The lunch timetable does not address their connection. The survey supports a possible link without proving that homework caused less sleep.