AnswersFL-1001420-AP English Language and Composition Sem 1 - FlexClaims and Evidence

Claims and Evidence Answers

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In the opening paragraph, the authors include statistics about people barred from voting primarily to

A
show the effects of the problem.
B
illustrate a solution to the problem.
C
explain how the problem originated.
D
establish the size of the problem.
E
show how other problems compare.
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Read the passage. What type of claim are the authors making?

A
a claim of value; the authors assert that denying voting rights to felons is wrong
B
a claim of policy; the authors explain what practices they want changed
C
a claim of fact; the authors assert that denying voting rights is antidemocratic
D
a claim of value; the authors show why voting rights are important
E
a claim of policy; the authors explain what beliefs they want to change
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Read the sentence.Denying the vote to ex-offenders is antidemocratic, and undermines the nation’s commitment to rehabilitating people who have paid their debt to society.What type of claim are the authors making?

A
a claim of policy; the authors explain what readers can do to change the law
B
a claim of fact; the authors assert that felons do not have the right to vote
C
a claim of value; the authors explain why not allowing felons to vote is wrong
D
a claim of policy; the authors explain how people can change their views about the topic
E
a claim of value; the authors explain why the criminal justice system is corrupt
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What kind of evidence do the authors use to support the claim that denying the vote to ex-offenders is antidemocratic? Check all that apply.

A
anecdote
B
quantitative information
C
expert opinion
D
personal experience
E
historical information
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The authors support the claim that denying the vote to ex-offenders is antidemocratic by

A
connecting unsystematic rules regarding felons’ voting rights to the outcome of an election.
B
showing that felons who serve their time are completely reformed and worthy of respect.
C
describing a more systematic and uniform way of restoring voting rights to felons.
D
explaining the long history of disenfranchising felons.
E
providing information about how state officials decide to restore felons’ voting rights.

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