Question

what is a claim?
claim: an arguable statement

• can be argued for or against
• 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?
dogs are better pets than cats.
many people have pets.
some people own both dogs and cats.

Explanation:

A claim is an arguable statement based on opinion. "Dogs are better pets than cats" is an opinion - it can be debated. "Many people have pets" and "Some people own both dogs and cats" are factual statements (either true or false based on data, not opinion) and not easily argued in an opinion - based sense.

Answer:

"Dogs are better pets than cats."