When we assert" "That is a dog"; "You are in good health"; "Smoking causes lung cancer"; "Affirmative action damages the self-esteem of those it is designated to help"; we are using examples of a(n)

A) argument.
B) hypothesis.
C) issue.
D) claim.


D

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