What Is A Legal Claim?

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1.

In logic the terms “statement”, “proposition” and “claim” are commonly used to mean the same thing — namely, an assertion that can be true or false (but not both).
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

Not all sentences can function as claims for argumentative purposes.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

For a sentence to function as a claim in an argument, there must be a shared understanding among all relevant parties of the meaning of the sentence.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

In the context of logic and argumentation, to understand the meaning of a sentence is to understand what it would mean for the sentence to be true or false.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

If the meaning of a sentence is vague at all, then it cannot function as a claim in an argument.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

Can the following function as a claim in an argument? “Are you going to the beach this weekend?”
- A.
  
  Claim
- B.
  
  Not a claim
7.

Can the following function as a claim in an argument? “Put your hands in the air and turn around!”
- A.
  
  Claim
- B.
  
  Not a claim
8.

So-called “rhetorical questions” are actually not questions at all, but statements disguised as questions.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Prediction: “Tomorrow is a day of new opportunities.”
- A.
  
  Too vague to function as a claim
- B.
  
  Too ambiguous to function as a claim
- C.
  
  Both
- D.
  
  Neither — this can function as a claim
10.

Prediction: “Today you will receive a phone call at 3:31 PM, from a man asking about donations to the Red Cross.”
- A.
  
  Too vague to function as a claim
- B.
  
  Too ambiguous to function as a claim
- C.
  
  Both
- D.
  
  Neither — this can function as a claim

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