Question

Every eighth-grade student should spend at least thirty minutes each week volunteering because volunteering helps students develop new skills that will aid them in their future vocations.

The first part of the statement, "Every eighth grade student should spend at least thirty minutes each week volunteering," is called the ______.
counter-argument
claim
premise
appeal to ethics
evidence

Answer 1

Claim, you are making a claim that you think every 8th grade student should spend at least thirty minutes each week volunteering.