Evidence
/ˈevədəns/
ʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ
: information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
// statistical, testimonial, anecdotal, analogical, textual
Using our cognitive toolkit, we acquire evidence that confirms or contradicts our beliefs or claims.
On evaluating evidence
On the importance of context (or missing context)
On methodological reductionism
On the danger of monocausal explanations
On grounds and inferences
On distilling the evidence from the social commentary
On resolving evidence that seems to conflict
On understanding the relationship between the accuracy and precision of evidence
On evaluating historical evidence
Statistical evidence: surveys, polls, experiments
Testimonial evidence: expert witness statements
Anecdotal evidence: personal experience or observations
Analogical evidence: comparisons with similar cases or situations
Textual evidence: quotes from written or spoken sources
Corroborative evidence: multiple types of evidence supporting the same conclusion
Contradictory evidence: evidence that contradicts a given claim or argument
Missing evidence: evidence that would be expected to exist but is absent