The process of using evidence from a text to support a claim is called what?

• A. Evaluation
• B. Justification
• C. Narration
• D. Description

Answer: (B)

Using evidence from a text to support a claim is justification. It means you pick specific details, quotes, or events from the text and explain how they show that your claim is true. It isn’t enough to state an idea—you connect that idea to concrete evidence and explain why that evidence matters, so the reader can see why your claim holds up. This makes your argument stronger by making your reasoning clear and tied directly to what the text shows.

Evaluation is judging value or merit, narration is telling a story, and description is painting a picture with details. So when you want to prove your point using information from the text, you’re providing justification for your claim.