Question

which of the following is a claim?
dissections are inhumane and should not be allowed in schools.
animal dissections became part of american k-12 school curricula in the 1920s.
an estimated six to twelve million animals are dissected in american schools each year.

Explanation:

A claim is a debatable statement that expresses a judgment or opinion, not a verifiable fact. The first option presents a subjective judgment about dissections being inhumane and should be banned, which can be argued. The other two options are verifiable factual statements about the history and scale of dissections.

Answer:

A. Dissections are inhumane and should not be allowed in schools.