by BlastRoom
Learners sort an expert's judgment from one person's account and weigh what each kind of support can prove.
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Ben told the barangay council, "I have fished this bay for thirty years, and this season my nets came back half full." What kind of support is Ben's statement?
A marine biologist who has studied the same bay for years says the smaller catches are most likely caused by warmer water. What kind of support is her statement?
The harbor office's register lists 412 fishing boats licensed in the bay in 2020. A council member reads the number aloud. What kind of support is that figure?
Researchers weighed the catch of 40 of the bay's 400 boats and concluded that catches across the bay fell this year. What kind of support is that conclusion?
A nurse who has run the barangay clinic for ten years says the new schedule will shorten the morning queue. What kind of support is her statement?
Lola Pacing wrote, "During the 1990 quake I carried my youngest down four flights of stairs in the dark." What kind of support is her statement?
The weather bureau's published log gives the town's rainfall for July 12 as 96 millimeters. A reporter quotes the log. What kind of support is that figure?
A student council polled 300 of the school's 3,000 learners and reported that most learners want a longer lunch break. What kind of support is that report?
Mang Rudy said at the hearing, "I planted the same seed on my own hectare last year and lost half the crop to rot." What kind of support is his statement?
An agriculturist who tested the village soil says the rot is best explained by poor drainage in the low fields. What kind of support is her statement?
A report reads: "Aling Bebeng says her stall lost customers. A team surveyed 50 of the market's 500 stalls and concluded sales fell market-wide." What kind of support is the team's conclusion?
A jeepney driver told the radio host, "I have driven this route since 2015, and the new detour adds an hour to my afternoon trip." What kind of support is his statement?
A traffic engineer who studied the detour says the delay will ease once the second lane opens next month. What kind of support is her statement?
The school's founding charter, kept in the principal's office, records that classes first opened in 1957. What kind of support is that date?
Lito argues that the review center works: he enrolled there and passed the licensure exam. What limitation attaches to his support?
A doctor hired by a soft-drink company says on its website that the drink is harmless to children. What limitation attaches to her support?
A club asked 25 of the school's 900 learners about breaks and reported that 80 percent want longer ones. What limitation attaches to this support?
Aling Rosa says the clinic is quick, because she waited only ten minutes when she came on a Tuesday morning. What limitation attaches to her support?
A well-known chemist tells a news program that the city's new bus route will cut travel times. What limitation attaches to his support?
Jun tells the class that a cough syrup works, because his cousin told him it cured her in one night. What limitation attaches to Jun's support?
A shop's poster says complaints dropped by 50 percent this year. Its logbook shows two complaints last year and one this year. What limitation attaches to the figure?
A geologist says the slope will "probably" hold through the rains. The mayor tells residents the slope is guaranteed safe. What limitation has the mayor ignored?
To show that the canteen food is good, Rina collected written accounts from six of her own close friends. What limitation attaches to her support?
A council defends the old dam by quoting an engineer's written judgment. The judgment was written in 1998 and has never been revised. What limitation attaches to it?
One doctor's blog says a new diet is safe for teenagers. Most specialists in the same field publicly disagree with her. What limitation attaches to her support?
An advertisement reports that nine out of ten users approve of a lotion. The seller chose which ten users to ask. What limitation attaches to the figure?
A magazine prints one patient's vivid account of a rare reaction to a medicine, and warns readers away from it. What limitation attaches to the support?
Ruel says the tutoring center helped him, since his math grade rose after ten sessions there. Which claim does his account actually support?
A nurse with fifteen years on the ward says that patients who walk daily seem to recover faster. Which claim does her judgment best support?
The library's accession record shows that 1,200 new books were added to the shelves in 2024. Which claim does this record support?
In a randomly drawn sample of 500 of a city's 50,000 households, 62 percent own a bicycle. Which claim does the sample best support?
Marisol says the ferry left late on three of the four trips she took last June. Which claim does her account support?
A soil scientist tested one farm's field and judged that it lacks nitrogen. Which claim does her judgment best support?
A committee must settle one narrow question: was Miguel served a spoiled meal at the canteen last Friday? Which support fits this claim best?
A school must decide whether a proposed roof design will hold in a typhoon. Which support fits this question best?
A principal wants to know roughly how many of the school's 1,200 learners walk to school. Which support fits this question best?
A student writing a report needs the year the school first opened its classes. Which support fits this question best?
At the hearing a coach said, "I trained on that court for six years and twisted my ankle twice on the cracked corner." What kind of support is his statement?
A dentist's judgment that a patient's tooth needs a filling counts as informed opinion rather than personal testimony, because it rests on her professional training.
One patient's personal testimony that a treatment cured her is enough to prove that the same treatment will cure every patient who takes it.
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