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📚 Glossary Term

Claim

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Definition The main opinion or position a writer wants to support.

🧒 In Simple Words

A claim is the main point the writer wants the reader to believe.

📌 Example

A writer may make the claim that recess should be longer.

✏️ Use It in a Sentence

"My claim was that students need more time to read each day."

🔗 Related Terms

OpinionReasonTextual Evidence