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Let's solve the task from the worksheet: "Identifying Claim and Evidence" based on the passage from *Five Lectures on Blindness* by Kate M. Foley.
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We need to:
- Identify the claim (the main idea or argument the author is making).
- Find the evidence (the supporting details or examples that back up the claim).
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The passage discusses how blindness does not sharpen senses like touch, hearing, or smell in a general way. Instead, it leads to a greater keenness in interpreting information from those senses due to necessity.
Key points:
- Blindness doesn't refine the senses themselves.
- It increases keenness in interpretation of sensory input.
- Diderot’s quote: "The help which our senses reciprocally afford to each other, hinders their improvement."
- The blind person relies more on remaining senses because they lost sight.
- These senses are used "in double duty."
- The extent of development depends on the child’s mental capacity, training, and environment.
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> Blindness does not lead to a refinement of the senses of touch, hearing, or smell, but to a greater keenness in the interpretation of the information furnished by these senses.
This is the central idea — the author argues that the senses aren’t inherently stronger, but people who are blind become better at *interpreting* what their senses tell them.
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> Diderot says, "The help which our senses reciprocally afford to each other, hinders their improvement," and so the person in possession of all the senses regards the blind man as a marvel of intelligence and skill, just because, on losing his eyesight, his remaining senses come to the rescue, and he continues to live and move and have his being without the most precious of all physical senses. In the world of the blind eyesight plays no part, and so the other senses are made to do double duty, and the extent to which these may be cultivated is limited only by the mentality of the child, its early training and environment.
This quote and explanation support the claim by:
- Explaining why senses don’t improve naturally (because they help each other, limiting individual development).
- Showing that blind people use their other senses more intensely ("double duty").
- Highlighting that this ability depends on training and environment, not innate sense refinement.
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| CLAIM | EVIDENCE |
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| Blindness does not lead to a refinement of the senses of touch, hearing, or smell, but to a greater keenness in the interpretation of the information furnished by these senses. | Diderot says, "The help which our senses reciprocally afford to each other, hinders their improvement," and so the person in possession of all the senses regards the blind man as a marvel of intelligence and skill, just because, on losing his eyesight, his remaining senses come to the rescue, and he continues to live and move and have his being without the most precious of all physical senses. In the world of the blind eyesight plays no part, and so the other senses are made to do double duty, and the extent to which these may be cultivated is limited only by the mentality of the child, its early training and environment. |
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The claim is the author’s main argument. The evidence includes both a direct quote from Diderot and an explanation of how blind individuals adapt by relying more heavily on their other senses. This evidence supports the idea that it's not the senses themselves that are refined, but the brain’s ability to interpret sensory data that improves.
✔ This exercise helps students practice critical reading by distinguishing between opinion/argument and supporting facts.
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🔍 Step 1: Understand the Task
We need to:
- Identify the claim (the main idea or argument the author is making).
- Find the evidence (the supporting details or examples that back up the claim).
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📄 Passage Summary
The passage discusses how blindness does not sharpen senses like touch, hearing, or smell in a general way. Instead, it leads to a greater keenness in interpreting information from those senses due to necessity.
Key points:
- Blindness doesn't refine the senses themselves.
- It increases keenness in interpretation of sensory input.
- Diderot’s quote: "The help which our senses reciprocally afford to each other, hinders their improvement."
- The blind person relies more on remaining senses because they lost sight.
- These senses are used "in double duty."
- The extent of development depends on the child’s mental capacity, training, and environment.
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✔ Claim
> Blindness does not lead to a refinement of the senses of touch, hearing, or smell, but to a greater keenness in the interpretation of the information furnished by these senses.
This is the central idea — the author argues that the senses aren’t inherently stronger, but people who are blind become better at *interpreting* what their senses tell them.
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✔ Evidence
> Diderot says, "The help which our senses reciprocally afford to each other, hinders their improvement," and so the person in possession of all the senses regards the blind man as a marvel of intelligence and skill, just because, on losing his eyesight, his remaining senses come to the rescue, and he continues to live and move and have his being without the most precious of all physical senses. In the world of the blind eyesight plays no part, and so the other senses are made to do double duty, and the extent to which these may be cultivated is limited only by the mentality of the child, its early training and environment.
This quote and explanation support the claim by:
- Explaining why senses don’t improve naturally (because they help each other, limiting individual development).
- Showing that blind people use their other senses more intensely ("double duty").
- Highlighting that this ability depends on training and environment, not innate sense refinement.
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🧩 Final Answer
| CLAIM | EVIDENCE |
|------|---------|
| Blindness does not lead to a refinement of the senses of touch, hearing, or smell, but to a greater keenness in the interpretation of the information furnished by these senses. | Diderot says, "The help which our senses reciprocally afford to each other, hinders their improvement," and so the person in possession of all the senses regards the blind man as a marvel of intelligence and skill, just because, on losing his eyesight, his remaining senses come to the rescue, and he continues to live and move and have his being without the most precious of all physical senses. In the world of the blind eyesight plays no part, and so the other senses are made to do double duty, and the extent to which these may be cultivated is limited only by the mentality of the child, its early training and environment. |
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💡 Explanation
The claim is the author’s main argument. The evidence includes both a direct quote from Diderot and an explanation of how blind individuals adapt by relying more heavily on their other senses. This evidence supports the idea that it's not the senses themselves that are refined, but the brain’s ability to interpret sensory data that improves.
✔ This exercise helps students practice critical reading by distinguishing between opinion/argument and supporting facts.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of identifying claims and evidence worksheet.
