Claim, Evidence, Reasoning An important skill in science is to be able to make a claim, support that claim with evidence, and explain why that evidence supports the claim. Equally important is identifying claims, evidence, and reasoning in the work product of others, as it helps us truly understand what the author/filmmaker is saying, and if the author/filmmaker is making valid arguments. analyze the information presented one of the documentaries: “What the Health”, . After viewing the film)s), you must identify five claims that were made in the course of the documentary. For each claim, you should be able do the following: 1. State the claim. Also, identify the nature of the claim as either a fact claim, a value claim or a policy claim. 2. Identify the evidence. What evidence does the filmmaker use to support the claim? Choose claims backed up by more than one piece of evidence. Be sure to classify the source of the information as primary, secondary or tertiary and evaluate the strength of the evidence accordingly (see back). 3. Evaluate the evidence and explain if and how the evidence supports the claim. 4. Draw a conclusion about the veracity of the claim based on the presented evidence. That is, describe whether it is sufficient to support the claim or if there Is there conflicting evidence. Also, describe what additional evidence would need to be provided for the claim to be fully supported if appropriate. For this exercise, you must construct an argumentative essay, synthesizing your findings based on these five claims and the supporting evidence therein associated. Your essay should include both a thesis statement and an overall conclusion that clearly evaluate the filmmakers use of claims and arguments. While this may be somewhat subjective, your analysis of the claims and supporting evidence should not. Accordingly, the bulk of your grade will be based on the latter; please refer to the grading rubric posted on Blackboard for more details. The essay is due on October 16 by 11:59 pm and MUST be uploaded via Blackboard. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources Primary Sources These sources are records of events or evidence as they are first described or actually happened without any interpretation or commentary. It is information that is shown for the first time or original materials on which other research is based. Primary sources display original thinking, report on new discoveries, or share fresh information. Examples of primary sources: Theses, dissertations, scholarly journal articles (research based), some government reports, symposia and conference proceedings, original artwork, poems, photographs, speeches, letters, memos, personal narratives, diaries, interviews, autobiographies, and correspondence. Secondary Sources These sources offer an analysis or restatement of primary sources. They often try to describe or explain primary sources. They tend to be works which summarize, interpret, reorganize, or otherwise provide an added value to a primary source. Examples of Secondary Sources: Textbooks, edited works, books and articles that interpret or review research works, histories, biographies, literary criticism and interpretation, reviews of law and legislation, political analyses and commentaries. Tertiary Sources These are sources that index, abstract, organize, compile, or digest other sources. Some reference materials and textbooks are considered tertiary sources when their chief purpose is to list, summarize or simply repackage ideas or other information. Tertiary sources are usually not credited to a particular author. Examples of Tertiary Sources: Dictionaries/encyclopedias (may also be secondary), almanacs, fact books, Wikipedia, bibliographies (may also be secondary), directories, guidebooks, manuals, handbooks, and textbooks (may be secondary), indexing and abstracting sources.