- claims of fact assert that something is true or not true.
Zimbabwe has an unstable government.
Restaurants on Main Street are more popular with older patrons than younger ones.
Fast food is a way of life.
Women are more talkative than men.
- claims of value argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong, desirable or undesirable. They can be based on on taste, or objective evaluations.
Ryan Gosling is the best leading man in Hollywood.
While Ryan Gosling might be the best-looking actor in Hollywood, Robert Downey, Jr. is more highly paid and his movies tend to make more money.
- claims of policy propose a change. Arguments of policy often begin with claims of fact and lead to claims of value.
SUV owners should be required to pay an energy surcharge.
(text from Conversations in American Literature, Bedford St. Martin's, 2015)
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