Which of these sentences from a student editorial is its claim rather than support for it?

A letter to the editor opens with one of these sentences and spends the rest of the page proving it. Which one?

Which of these three sentences would the other two be written to support?

Which sentence states the writer's position rather than a fact the writer uses to back it?

Which sentence here is arguable, so that the other two can be offered as support for it?

A student paragraph contains these three sentences. Which one is the claim the paragraph is built around?

An essay arguing for a town skate park includes this sentence early on: "Residents on Cedar Street argue that a skate park would bring noise into a quiet block." What is that sentence doing in the essay?

An essay supporting a new bell schedule says: "The people who wrote the current schedule are right that the first year of the change would cost the district money." What is this sentence doing?

A paragraph reports the objection that a later bus route would cost more, then says: "The district's own transport report shows the same drivers can run both routes, so no new buses would be bought." What is this sentence doing?

An essay arguing that phones should stay in lockers during class says: "Phones do help the few students who use translation apps during lectures." What is this sentence doing?

After reporting that critics fear a longer lunch would shorten classes, an essay says: "The proposed schedule takes those extra minutes from passing time, so no class loses a minute." What is this sentence doing?

An essay arguing that the school should drop letter grades includes: "Families point out that colleges cannot compare applicants without a grade point average." What is this sentence doing?

An essay arguing for a redrawn bus route says: "It is true that riders would be confused for the first month." The essay then goes on defending the new route. What is that sentence doing?

Claim: the school should add a late bus. Which of these is evidence rather than a reason?

Claim: the town should light the river path. Which of these is a reason rather than a piece of evidence?

Claim: the vending machine outside the gym should be restocked with water. Which of these could a fact-checker actually check?

Claim: the drama club needs a bigger rehearsal room. Which sentence gives evidence rather than explaining why the claim matters?

Claim: the school should post the lunch menu a week ahead. Which of these is a reason the claim should be believed rather than a finding that supports it?

A student writes: "The team needs new helmets." Which sentence backs that up with evidence rather than with a reason?

Claim: the town's spring arts grant keeps small performing groups alive. Which finding would best support that claim?

Claim: the new bike lane has made Grant Street safer. Which finding would best support that claim?

Claim: the library's Saturday hours are worth keeping. Which of these gives the strongest support?

Claim: the school's recycling program is not working. Which result would most strongly back that claim?

Claim: the after-school tutoring program raises grades. Which finding would a reader accept as the strongest support?

Claim: moving the yearbook deadline from May to March would cut down on mistakes. Which piece of evidence supports it most directly?