Question

literature: claim

• easily agreed or disagreed
• based on opinion, not fact

examples
claim: every teenager should have a cellphone.

• based on opinion
• easily agreed or disagreed upon

not a claim: many teenagers have a cellphone.

• based on a fact
• difficult to effectively argue against

which of the following is a claim?
the voting age should be changed to age 21 in the united states.
the act of voting is common in a democracy.
the legal voting age in the united states is 18 years of age.

Explanation:

A claim is based on opinion and can be easily agreed or disagreed with. "The voting age should be changed to age 21 in the United States" is an opinion - it suggests a change that people can debate. "The act of voting is common in a democracy" is more of a general statement about a characteristic of democracy (not clearly an opinion - based claim as per the given criteria). "The legal voting age in the United States is 18 years of age" is a fact.

Answer:

The voting age should be changed to age 21 in the United States.