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.
claims + 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
when is evidence the strongest?
when it is long
when it is popular
when it is relevant

Explanation:

The text on the left side of the image explains that evidence is strongest when it is relevant. Relevant evidence is directly related to the claim, while irrelevant evidence has nothing to do with the claim.

Answer:

when it is relevant