College Composition / Unit 17 CMP 0402 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Types of Evidence
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The idea
Common types of evidence include facts, statistics, examples, anecdotes, expert opinion, quotations, interviews, definitions and description.
In practice
Choose the type that best supports each point: a statistic to show scale, an anecdote to show human impact, expert opinion to show professional judgment.
Where people slip
Instructors may require certain types of evidence; check the assignment.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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