Argument types!

"My friend said that most people are affected negatively by smart phones"

• Anecdotal

• Data Driven

"A report from X states that 67% of people who used smart phones for over an hour a day saw an increase in mental health issues"

• Anecdotal

• Data Driven

All apes are mammals,

King Kong is an ape,

King Kong is a mammal

• Deductive

• Inductive

87% of women aged 23 in Britain have brown hair,

Jane is a 23 year old woman,

Jane probably has brown hair

• Deductive

• Inductive

Is this an explantory argument? "37.3% of people in Germany voted for Adolf Hitler"

• Yes

• No

Is this an explanatory argument? "To what extent did the Treaty of Versailles impact on German voting trends?"

• Yes

• No

Which, as a general rule, is more reliable as an academic source?

• Anecdotal

• Data Driven