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Logic & Puzzles · Grade 6

Claims, Evidence and Reasons

Learners take arguments apart and build their own. They sort claims of fact, value and policy; compare kinds of evidence (data, examples, expert testimony and anecdotes) and what each can and cannot show; write the reasoning that links evidence to a claim; and judge whether evidence is relevant and sufficient. The main example is a town deciding whether to add a crosswalk near a school. They finish by writing a claim-evidence-reasoning paragraph.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 115 minutes
  • Claims and evidence check: 9 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order, sort into groups and arrange tiles
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What learners will discover

  • Identify claims of fact, value and policy.
  • Identify kinds of evidence (data, examples, expert testimony, anecdote) and explain the strengths and limits of each.
  • Explain the reasoning that connects evidence to a claim.
  • Judge whether evidence is relevant to a claim and sufficient to support it.

Lessons

  1. Three kinds of claims 4 steps2 practiceabout 25 min
  2. Kinds of evidence 5 steps3 practiceabout 28 min
  3. The reasoning link 5 steps3 practiceabout 28 min
  4. Relevant and sufficient 6 steps4 practiceabout 34 min
  5. Claims and evidence check 9 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Find OllyOlly is hiding! Spot him with clues about where things are.
  • Logic HotelCheck every guest into the right room using clues like "right above" and "between".
  • SwitchworksFlip switches to light the lamps in the target pattern — in as few presses as you can.

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