Creating a Claim

It's the first week on ENWR class and it's looking to be pretty straightforward. This week we are focusing on creating claims. A claim is a statement or assertion that the writer makes when formulating their argument. An effective claim is complex, contestable, and backed up by some type of evidence. The claim also portrays the main argument and the point of the paper that the reader is beginning.

Here are some of the claims I came up with as I was brainstorming for my first paper:

1.     Advertising is all around us all of the time.

2.     Advertising dictates a company’s sales and success.

3.     Advertising infringes on almost all aspects of daily life.

4.     People are exposed to more ads than they realize.

5.     Advertising appeals to the targeted consumer.