Question

read the steps in identifying a claim.

1. read the argument.
2. identify the topic of the argument.
3. determine what the author believes about the topic.

which step should come next?
○ read about the author’s background.
○ find opposing arguments for the sake of comparison.
○ think about what you already know about the topic.
○ locate a statement that explains the author’s opinion.

Explanation:

To identify a claim, after determining what the author believes about the topic, the next logical step is to locate the statement that explains the author's opinion. Reading the author's background, finding opposing arguments, or thinking about prior knowledge are not direct steps in identifying the author's claim from the argument itself. Locating the statement that explains the opinion ties together the previous steps (reading the argument, identifying the topic, determining the author’s belief) by finding the explicit claim.

Answer:

D. Locate a statement that explains the author’s opinion.