Question

claims and evidence
what is a claim?
claim = statement + arguable

• arguable means something that can be argued for or against.
• arguable means the statement is opinion - based and not based on fact.
• e.g. goldilocks was a terrible girl.
• this is a claim because someone can agree or disagree with it based on evidence.

evidence = proof; support; textual evidence

• e.g. goldilocks was a terrible girl.

textual evidence:
she broke into the bears home
she ate the bears food, which is theft
she slept in the bears bed as if it was her own
evidence is strongest when it is relevant.
relevant evidence is directly related to the claim
irrelevant evidence has nothing to do with the claim
you must collect a large amount of evidence and then determine whether it is relevant or
irrelevant.
you should always acquire more evidence than what you need to organize it from
strongest to weakest relevant evidence
claim + strong, relevant evidence
the best way to support your claim is with strong, relevant evidence
a claim with strong, relevant evidence develops a rationale or explanation
which piece of textual evidence from the golden
touch provides the strongest support for the
following claim? claim: the golden touch is a curse,
not a blessing.
it seemed really as bright as the glistening metal which he loved
so much.
he was fond of telling them this marvelous story, pretty much as
i have now told it to you.
alas, what had he done? how fatal was the gift which the
stranger bestowed!

Explanation:

The claim is that the golden touch is a curse. The first option talks about the metal he loved, which doesn't directly relate to it being a curse. The second option is about telling a story, not relevant to the curse aspect. The third option uses words like "Alas" (showing regret) and "fatal" (indicating something bad, a curse) which directly support the claim that the golden touch is a curse.

Answer:

"Alas, what had he done? How fatal was the gift which the stranger bestowed!"