Assertion: Our canteen food is unsafe. Support: "I ate there on Monday and felt sick that night," says Rina. What limitation attaches to Rina's support?

Assertion: Grade 9 students in our town prefer online classes. Support: A survey of 40 students at Santa Ana High found 26 preferred online classes. What narrower claim does the survey support?

Assertion: The town needs a new footbridge. Support: The town engineer's office records that the old bridge was built in 1974 and has never been rebuilt. Which category of support is this record?

Assertion: The library is unsafe for students. Support: Records show the library opened in 1998 and has never been repainted. What limitation attaches to this record?

Assertion: Our barangay should add streetlights. Support: Barangay records list 14 night road accidents last year and 3 the year before. Which caution is a real limitation of this support?

Assertion: Our school should buy new tablets. Support: A sales manager from the tablet supplier says tablets raise test scores. What limitation attaches to this support?

Assertion: The new reading program works. Support: Mario says his reading improved after he joined the program in June. What narrower claim does Mario's account actually support?

Assertion: Many students skip breakfast. Support: In a survey of 200 students, 90 said they had eaten no breakfast that morning. Which category of support is this survey result?

Support: "Reports of bullying rose 300% this year," the school paper wrote. The record shows 1 report last year and 4 this year. What limitation does the percentage carry here?

Assertion: Students want a later start time. Support: A poll taken at the 7 a.m. gate found 48 of 50 students wanted a later start. Why is this sample a weak basis for the assertion?

Assertion: Our canteen is the cleanest in the district. Support: The health office gave the canteen a passing inspection last March. What narrower claim does the inspection actually support?

Counterclaim: Longer recess will lower grades. Support: A university child-health professor says longer recess will not lower grades. What limitation attaches to the professor's statement?

Assertion: The school clinic needs a second nurse. Support: Clinic logs record 1,240 student visits last year, up from 890 the year before. Which caution about this support is true but irrelevant?

Assertion: The jeepney route is always late. Support: Three riders in one barangay say their morning jeepney was late every day last week. What narrower claim do the accounts support?

Assertion: Our town reads more than before. Support: The library reports 4,300 books borrowed this year, up from 3,900 last year. What limitation attaches to this borrowing count?

Assertion: The seawall should be raised. Support: A coastal engineer who studied the shoreline says the present wall is too low for storm surges. Which category of support is the engineer's statement?

Assertion: Flooding on Del Pilar Street is worse now. Support: "Water reached my knees last August. It never did that when I was young," says Aling Nita. Which category of support is her account?

Assertion: Our class studies harder than last year's. Support: This year's class turned in 96 of 100 assignments on time; last year's turned in 88 of 100. What narrower claim do the figures support?

Assertion: The reading club raised student grades. Support: Club members' average rose from 82 to 88; non-members' rose from 81 to 87. Which limitation of this support is real?

Assertion: Our barangay should ban plastic straws. Support: A national office reports 1.2 million tons of plastic waste entered the sea last year. Why does this figure support only a narrower claim?