Three Types of Evidence

What type of evidence is the following passage?

“It went under the water and disappeared for probably 30 to 40 seconds and then came back up again,” said Mrs. Hargreaves. “It was around for a good four to five minutes. It was just so strange.”

• Logical Evidence

• Factual/Empirical Evidence

• Anecdotal Evidence

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An example of logical evidence is...

• There has been a steady decline in the crime rate from 223 per 10,000 residents to 175 per 10,000 last year.

• Many studies have proven that too much sun is not good for your skin.

• Susan saw that there was a girl who littered outside of school.

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An example of factual/empirical evidence is...

• One time, I saw a bird eat a worm.

• About 1,500 students in the U.S. do not eat breakfast on a daily basis.

• The temperature of a thermometer.

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An example of anecdotal evidence is...

• A study done by scientists

• Twitter or Facebook

• An interview with a famous person

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specific information that supports a claim: fact, quotation, example, statistic, expert opinion, etc.

• evidence

• reasons

• fact

• claim

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evidence that can be proved or verified

• fact

• statistics

• claim

• evidence

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a fact in number form

• statistic

• claim

• expert opinion

• counterargument

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What type of evidence is this: Trains are a dangerous way to travel. I know because I was in a train wreck. We will be much safer if we fly.

• Opinion

• Anecdotal

• Fact

• Research Study

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Why is it important to use evidence in argumentative writing?

• Use evidence to prove you have the only correct answer

• Use evidence to persuade your readers to accept your claim

• Use evidence to show off your knowledge

• Use evidence to show that quotes are facts.

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What is empirical evidence?

• Information acquired through observation or experimentation

• Information acquired through logical reasoning

• Information acquired through personal anecdotes

• Information acquired through intuition

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