What is the claim in an argumentative text?

the facts and data that support a statement of opinion in the text
the statement that takes a position on an issue or controversy
the explanation of how the evidence in the text supports a reason
the quotations from primary sources that are used to validate a fact

The correct answer is the statement that takes a position on an issue or controversy.

Indeed, in an argumentative text the author makes an assertive proposition that is presented as a fact and in the course of the argument’s development, factual, research and statistical evidence is presented to validate the main claim and its subparts.

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