What are the types of evidence?

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Answer 1
Answer: Statistical Evidence

Statistical evidence is the kind of data people tend to look for first when trying to prove a point.  That’s not surprising when you consider how prevalent it is in today’s society.   Remember those McDonald’s signs that said “Over 1 billion served”? How about those Trident chewing gum commercials that say “4 out of 5 dentists recommend chewing sugarless gum”? Every time you use numbers to support a main point, you’re relying on statistical evidence to carry your argument. 

2. Testimonial Evidence

Testimonial evidence is another type of evidence that is commonly turned to by people trying to prove a point.  Commercials that use spokespersons to testify about the quality of a company’s product, lawyers who rely on eye-witness accounts  to win a case, and students who quote an authority in their essays are all using testimonial evidence. 

3. Anecdotal Evidence

Often dismissed as untrustworthy and meaningless, anecdotal evidence is one of the more underutilized types of evidence.  Anecdotal evidence is evidence that is based on a person’s observations of the world.   It can actually be very useful for disproving generalizations because all you need is one example that contradicts a claim. 

Be careful when using this type of evidence to try and support your claims.  One example of a non-native English speaker who has perfect grammar does NOT prove that ALL non-native English speakers have perfect grammar.  All the anecdote can do is disprove the claim that all immigrants who are non-native English speakers have terrible grammar. 

You CAN use this type of evidence to support claims, though, if you use it in conjunction with other types of evidence.  Personal observations can serve as wonderful examples to introduce a topic and build it up – just make sure you include statistical evidence so the reader of your paper doesn’t question whether your examples are just isolated incidents. 

4. Analogical Evidence

The last type of evidence is called analogical evidence.  It is also underutilized, but this time for a reason.  Analogies are mainly useful when dealing with a topic that is under-researched.  If you are on the cutting edge of an issue, you’re the person breaking new ground.  When you don’t have statistics to refer to or other authorities on the matter to quote, you have to get your evidence from somewhere.  Analogical evidence steps in to save the day.

Take the following example: You work for a company that is considering turning some land into a theme park. On that land there happens to be a river that your bosses think would make a great white-water rafting ride.  They’ve called on you to assess whether or not that ride would be a good idea. 

Since the land in question is as yet undeveloped, you have no casualty reports or statistics to refer to.  In this case, you can look to other rivers with the same general shape to them, altitude, etc.  and see if any white-water rafting casualties have occurred on those rivers.  Although the rivers are different, the similarities between them should be strong enough to give credibility to your research.  Realtors use the same type of analogical evidence when determining the value of a home. 


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Your answer is C. Infected sailors traveled from one country to another carrying the disease.

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HELP!!! 15! POINTSWhich transition word or phrase indicates that the writer is comparing and contrasting?
similarly
in addition
to clarify
accordingly

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Answer:

Transitional words and phrases.

Explanation:

Transitional words and phrases show the relationships between the parts of a ... longer piece of writing (i.e., an essay, short story, novel, magazine article, etcetera). ... furthermore, in addition to, last, likewise, more, moreover, next, similarly, too. ... To Compare or Contrast Ideas.

Final answer:

The transition word 'similarly' is used in English to compare and contrast things. Other transition words like 'in addition', 'to clarify' and 'accordingly' perform different functions in sentences.

Explanation:

The transition word that indicates that the writer is comparing and contrasting is 'similarly'. This type of transition word is used to show how two or more things are alike in some way. For example, 'John likes to play tennis. Similarly, his brother also enjoys playing this sport.' In this sentence, the word 'similarly' is used to show the comparison between John and his brother's interest in the same sport.

On the contrary, 'In addition' is used to add more information; 'to clarify' is used to explain or make something clearer; and 'accordingly' is used to show the result or a consequence of something that was mentioned before.

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Which feature of this poem suggests that it is an ode?It uses metaphor, apostrophe, and personification.

It is dedicated to the praise of a single subject.

It suggests the slow passage of time.

It is addressed to a nonhuman subject.

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If a poem is dedicated to the praise of a single subject, it would suggest it is an ode.
There are many odes dedicated to worthy heroes, but also to regular objects - Keats once wrote a poem titled An Ode to a Grecian Urn.

Which of these excerpts from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice highlights the condescending attitude of upper-class characters?1. Her report was highly favourable.Sir William had been delighted with him. He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and, to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party. Nothing could be more delightful! To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love; and very lively hopes of Mr. Bingley's heart were entertained. 

2. Jane was as much gratified by this as her mother could be, though in a quieter way. Elizabeth felt Jane's pleasure. Mary had heard herself mentioned to Miss Bingley as the most accomplished girl in the neighbourhood; and Catherine and Lydia had been fortunate enough never to be without partners, which was all that they had yet learnt to care for at a ball. They returned, therefore, in good spirits to Longbourn, the village where they lived, and of which they were the principal inhabitants. They found Mr. Bennet still up. 

3. They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the first private seminaries in town, had a fortune of twenty thousand pounds, were in the habit of spending more than they ought, and of associating with people of rank, and were therefore in every respect entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others. They were of a respectable family in the north of England; a circumstance more deeply impressed on their memories than that their brother's fortune and their own had been acquired by trade.

4. The manner in which they spoke of the Meryton assembly was sufficiently characteristic. Bingley had never met with more pleasant people or prettier girls in his life; everybody had been most kind and attentive to him; there had been no formality, no stiffness; he had soon felt acquainted with all the room; and, as to Miss Bennet, he could not conceive an angel more beautiful. Darcy, on the contrary, had seen a collection of people in whom there was little beauty and no fashion, for none of whom he had felt the smallest interest, and from none received either attention or pleasure. Miss Bennet he acknowledged to be pretty, but she smiled too much.

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I think that the answer would be the 3rd
excerpt 

If a line has seven feet, a poem is written in _____.trimeter
tetrameter
pentameter
heptameter

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"Tri" means three, "tetra" means four, "penta" means five, and "hepta" means seven, so heptameter is the best answer.  :)

(This also means that poems written with three feet per line would be trimeter, with five feet per line would be pentameter, etc.)
Tri means 3rd,
Tetra means 4th,
pent- means 5th,
hex- means 6th,
hept- means 7th,
octa- means 8th,
non- means 9th,
dec- means 10th.

It says The line is 7 feet, so it'll be heptameter.

"Mumbo-jumbo" means what ?a)strange ideas
b)inspiring ideas
c)verxing ideas
d)promising ideas

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I'm not too sure what you mean by "verxing ideas" -- perhaps it's a typo? But taking that out of the picture, the answer should be
a) strange ideas
Hey, KdolphieLeb!
Mumbo-jumbo is a language or idea that is meant to confuse someone. 
A) Strange ideas
I hope this helps;)