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Claims
of Cause and Effect
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Claims
of Definition or Fact
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Claims
About Values
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Claims
About Policies
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One person or thing causes something else
to occur
Friar
Laurence is responsible for Romeo’s
and Juliet’s deaths.
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How a thing is defined or if something is
an established fact
Romeo
is more capable of falling in “like” than following in “love.”
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How something is valued by society
Romeo
has little or no respect for family customs and traditions.
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For or against a certain policy
The
Capulets have their daughter’s well-being in mind when they make arrangements
for her to marry Paris.
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from Argument Writing Across Content Areas 2011
