Respiration is a series of reactions in which energy is released from glucose glucose: A simple sugar made by the body from food, which is used by cells to make energy in respiration. Aerobic respiration is the form of respiration which uses oxygen.
In rhetoric and argumentation, a claim is an arguable statementâan idea that a rhetor (that is, a speaker or writer) asks an audience to accept. Also called an arguable statement. Generally speaking, there are three primary types of persuasive claims: Claims of fact assert that something is true or not true.
n. a retaliatory claim by a defendant against a plaintiff in a lawsuit included in the defendant's answer and intending to off-set and/or reduce the amount of the plaintiff's original claim against the defendant. claim by a defendant opposing the claim of the plaintiff and seeking some relief from the plaintiff for the defendant. A counterclaim contains assertions that the defendant could have made by starting a lawsuit if the plaintiff had not already begun the action.