Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Tolkien's most widely read works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, take place entirely in Middle-earth, and Middle-earth has also become a short-hand to refer to the legendarium or its fictional universe. Middle-earth is the north continent of Earth (Arda) in an imaginary period of the Earth's past
Middle-earth is a book.
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Claim: Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Tolkien's most widely read works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, take place entirely in Middle-earth, and Middle-earth has also become a short-hand to refer to the legendarium or its fictional universe. Middle-earth is the north continent of Earth (Arda) in an imaginary period of the Earth's past

Evidence: Middle-earth is a book.

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 - refuted

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Determine if the claim is supported, refuted, or if there is not enough information based on the evidence.

Claim: Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of British writer J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Tolkien's most widely read works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, take place entirely in Middle-earth, and Middle-earth has also become a short-hand to refer to the legendarium or its fictional universe. Middle-earth is the north continent of Earth (Arda) in an imaginary period of the Earth's past

Evidence: Middle-earth is a book.

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough information
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