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Types of Evidence in Writing

The document discusses different types of evidence that authors use to support claims, including illustrative examples, hypothetical cases, analogies, expert testimony, statistics, causal relationships, and the importance of using more than one type of evidence. It instructs the reader to grab a laptop and pen/pencil and mentions revising an editorial paragraph by adding two types of evidence.

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Types of Evidence in Writing

The document discusses different types of evidence that authors use to support claims, including illustrative examples, hypothetical cases, analogies, expert testimony, statistics, causal relationships, and the importance of using more than one type of evidence. It instructs the reader to grab a laptop and pen/pencil and mentions revising an editorial paragraph by adding two types of evidence.

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Happy Friday!

Please grab a laptop


and a pen/pencil.
Where’s Your Proof?

To support the claims


they make, authors use
a variety of types of
evidence.
Illustrative
Examples
Illustrative
Examples otherwise
known as a personal
experience or
anecdotal evidence.
They add reality to
the claim but may
not be
generalizable.

An anecdote is a
story!
Hypothetical Cases
Hypothetical = a prediction
of the future.

They challenge the reader


to consider possible
circumstances or outcomes,
but there’s no reason they
will definitely happen.

Example: The high levels


carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere will lead to the
next ice age!
Analogies/Comparison
They make the unfamiliar or abstract more
accessible, but they need to be more
similar than different in order to be
persuasive.
Expert/Testimony
They provide expert support
for causal claims,
predictions of outcomes, or
possible solutions, but
they’re still just
opinions—and the source
needs to be checked
carefully!
Statistics and Surveys
They support generalized
claims and make strong
logical appeals, but they
must be reliable and
unbiased.
Casual
Relationships
They suggest
possible positive or
negative outcomes,
but there needs to
be a clear link
between the cause
and the effect.
Why is using more
than one type of
evidence
important?
Time to revise!
We will be adding two
different types of evidence
to your editorial
paragraph.

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