Types of Evidence

Factual evidence

• Information that can be shown to be true

• Pieces of information represented by numbers. 

• A machine that sends paper copies across the phone lines

• Pieces of information you can find anywhere

Statistical evidence

• A type of math

• Using experiences from your life or the lives of others, or real-world events.

• Pieces of information represented by numbers. 

• Something that people study in college

anecdotal evidence

• using literature to provide strong evidence for your argument

• quoting a book or movie

• using information from someone with a degree or vast, respected experience in a relevant field

• using experiences from your life or the lives of others, or real-world events

hypothetical evidence

• offers a projection or guess about a future scenario with enough sensory detail and imagery to feel like it is real.

• compares something that is not certain or known with a situation that is known

• a scientific projection or guess

• looking at data to make a conclusion and then offering that conclusion to your readers

analogical evidence

• evidence that is not written down anywehere

• Information that can be shown to be true

• quotation from a book, play, speech, or any written document

• compares something that is not certain or known with a situation that is known; then draws conclusions based on that comparison

textual evidence

• evidence from encyclopedias

• information from someone who has observed an event and has personal experience

• quotation from a book, play, speech, or any written document

• evidence taken from texts on people's phones or other communication devices

eyewitness testimony

• someone who has been questioned by the police

• pieces of information represented by numbers

• information from someone who has observed an event and has personal experience

• information from someone with a degree or vast, respected experience in a relevant field

expert testimony

• information from someone with a degree or vast, respected experience in a relevant field

• someone who testifies in court

• evidence offers a projection or guess about a future scenario with enough sensory detail and imagery to feel like it is real

• testifying about something for a specific purpose