Types of Argumentative Evidence

What type of evidence is shown below?

What caught the clinical psychology student's eye was that the families were socializing, but not with each other: Everyone, from the children to the grandparents, was nose deep in an electronic device.

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal

What type of evidence is shown below?

At least 1 of every 4 women's basketball players the schools reported to the federal government were actually men. Fifty-two schools counted as female participants at least 601 men who scrimmage with women's teams.

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal

What type of evidence is shown below?

The number of concussions did drop to 214 in 2018 from 281 in 2017, after many of those rule changes went into effect, but the number went back up to 224 in 2019 before dropping again to 172 during the pandemic year of 2020, when there were no preseason games played.

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal

What type of evidence is shown below?

Last year, Phillip Adams, a former N.F.L. cornerback, shot and killed six people and himself. Doctors later reported that Adams had “an extraordinary amount of C.T.E.”

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal

What type of evidence is shown below?

A study done by the Journal of Education and Health Promotion studied campaigns and posts on various social media platforms to find if social media is an effective tool for increasing mental health awareness.

 

Their conclusion stated, “Using social media platforms to conduct mental health campaigns is an effective initiative as one can reach out to many people over a short time frame.

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal

What type of evidence is shown below?

Cathy Vatterott, an education professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, supports the “10-minute rule” as a maximum (10 minutes of HW per subject), but she said she thinks there is not sufficient proof that homework is helpful for students.

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal

What type of evidence is shown below?

“It’s not being bloodthirsty. The fact of the matter is that we need to do something for the benefit of the bear," said hunting guide Sy Gilliland, a Wyoming hunting industry spokesman. “We can’t turn the clock back and remove the people from Wyoming. The bear is overflowing. He just needs to have his number trimmed back for the benefit of the species overall.”

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal

What type of evidence is shown below?

In March, a self-driving 18-wheeler spent more than five consecutive days hauling goods between Dallas and Atlanta. Running around the clock, it traveled more than 6,300 miles, making four round trips and delivering eight loads of freight.

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal

What type of evidence is shown below?

“The biggest problems for long-haul truckers are fatigue, distraction and boredom,” Rodrigues explained on a recent afternoon as one of his company’s trucks cruised down a highway in Northern California.

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal

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The turnover rate among long-haul drivers is roughly 95%, meaning the average company replaces nearly its entire workforce each year.

• Testimonial

• Statistical

• Anecdotal