Exercise
Selecting Strong and Relevant Evidence
Practice evaluating and choosing the most relevant evidence to support a claim. Learn how to pick compelling facts and details that strengthen your paragraph's overall argument.
Questions
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What makes evidence 'relevant' in a body paragraph?
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Which piece of evidence best supports the claim: 'Banning single-use plastic bags reduces urban pollution'?
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What rule should a writer follow when choosing textual evidence?
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Which source provides the most reliable evidence for an essay on traffic safety laws?
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What is the danger of including irrelevant evidence in a paragraph?
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Which evidence best supports: 'Art education boosts critical thinking skills in adolescents'?
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What are the characteristics of strong evidence?
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What does it mean for evidence to be 'credible'?
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Which evidence best fits a paragraph arguing that school gardens improve student nutrition?
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What question should a writer ask themselves to test evidence relevance?
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Which of the following is considered expert testimony evidence?
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When revising, if a writer finds evidence that is off-topic, what should they do?