A claim must be arguable but stated as a fact. It must be debatable with evidence. It's not a personal opinion or feeling. It defines your writing goals. A good claim must be specific and is a focused argument.
Here's an example: A teenager wants a new phone because of the following claims...
- Everyone at school has it.
- It's popular.
- It's "useful."
<span>The correct answer is the Annular Solar Eclipse. An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon covers the Sun's inside, leaving the Sun's unmistakable external edges to shape a "ring of flame" or annulus around the Moon. The ring of flame denotes the most extreme phase of an annular sun oriented shroud. Sunlight based shrouds happen when the Moon throws a shadow on Earth.</span>
The lemon was served with my tea that was bitter
The judge selected the winner "himself." <--adds more emphasis to the sentence overall.
