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Claims, assertions, statements - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Lies
      - Mistaken belief
      - Not straightforwardly true or false, but can be asserted, or denied
      - Examples: dinosaurs were cold-blooded
        
        Statement
        
        Distinguish between sentences that usually express claims and those which are used to ask questions or give commands
      - You may not know whether a particular claim is true, but at least it makes sense to say that i t is; or that you agree or disagree with it
- - - - You can state a fact only if it really is a fact
      - Can claim that something is a fact and be mistaken, or even be lying
      - You can claim to know something and be mistaken, but you cant actually know that something isnt true --> You can only think you know it
    - - This claim is that it is a belief (judgement or opinion); and unless or until there is more factual evidence available, it will remain so
- - - - Is a claim about how things ought to be, or what the author thinks should be done in response to the situation