College Composition / Unit 17 CMP 0406 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Relevant Evidence
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The idea
Relevant evidence bears directly on the claim it is meant to support.
In practice
Evidence about national tuition trends is relevant to a claim about rising tuition, but less so to a claim about one college's financial aid policy.
Where people slip
Evidence can be true, credible and interesting and still not support the point at hand.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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