Evaluating Evidence in Arguments

The video tutorial discusses how to effectively use text evidence in writing. It emphasizes the importance of selecting evidence that supports your thesis statement and making sure each piece of evidence contributes to your argument. The tutorial also covers how to evaluate the strength of evidence and organize it within your writing to maximize impact.

What is the primary purpose of using text evidence in writing?

• To make the essay longer

• To confuse the reader

• To support the thesis statement

• To fill up space in the essay

When selecting text evidence, what should you always refer back to?

• The thesis statement

• The conclusion

• The bibliography

• The introduction

What question should you ask to determine if your evidence supports your argument?

• Does this evidence have a citation?

• Is this evidence interesting?

• Does this evidence support my thesis?

• Is this evidence long enough?

How should each piece of evidence relate to your argument?

• It should only partially support the argument

• It should contradict the argument

• It should be unrelated to the argument

• It should support the argument

What is important to consider about the relationship between pieces of evidence?

• They should be in different paragraphs

• They should support each other

• They should be from the same source

• They should be contradictory

What should you do if pieces of evidence contradict each other?

• Choose the one that supports your thesis

• Ignore the contradiction

• Remove both pieces of evidence

• Use both to confuse the reader

How should you rate your evidence?

• By relevance to the thesis

• By the number of words

• By length

• By the author's popularity

What should you do with weaker pieces of evidence?

• Use them as the main argument

• Consider omitting them

• Place them at the end

• Place them at the beginning

Where should the strongest pieces of evidence be placed in your paper?

• In the middle

• Only at the end

• Only at the beginning

• At the beginning and end

Why might you include a weaker piece of evidence in your paper?

• To make the paper longer

• To confuse the reader

• Because it is interesting

• If your analysis can strongly support it