Evidence is crucial to building good arguments.
You might be able to convince someone with a core argument (claim + reason), but without evidence, it's just a bluff. It's not real.
Some arguments use a lot of evidence, and evidence comes in many forms, some of which we've explored in this lesson:
- Stories of personal experience
- Observations (including artifacts & quotes)
- Numbers & statistics
- Scientific studies
- Expert testimony
- Surveys
- Hypotheticals
- Accepted facts
That's not a comprehensive list, but it's a start!
