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AP English Language and Composition›Unit 1: Unit 1: Claims and Evidence›Unit 1: Claims and Evidence

Identifying Claims and Evidence

Find the writer's claim, then judge whether the evidence and reasoning actually support it.

Claims that need defending
Kinds of evidence
Writing a claim-and-evidence paragraph

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