Does This Evidence Support the Claim

Evidence to Support Claims

Opinion Writing text from the JEA

Slides by Darin Johnson

Multiple Choice

Identify the FALSE statement about EVIDENCE.

• Evidence refers to facts that support reasons for your claims.

• Evidence can only be offered by experts.

• Evidence can be proven.

• Evidence will have different interpretations.

Multiple Choice

This type of evidence is perceived as powerful because it seems authoritative and unbiased. "Sixty-two percent of the students support off-campus lunch."

• Statistical

• Authoritative

• Anecdotal

• Analogical

Multiple Choice

This type of evidence involves stories that illustrate a point. It can be a story from your life or of people you’ve talked to. Often this type of evidence trigger an emotional response or show how big trends affect real people. 

• Statistical

• Authoritative

• Anecdotal

• Analogical

Multiple Choice

This type of evidence can be a quote or thinking from an expert in the field. 

• Statistical

• Authoritative

• Anecdotal

• Analogical

Multiple Choice

Make sure you are comparing similar things with this type of evidence.

• Statistical

• Authoritative

• Anecdotal

• Analogical