Types of Evidence

Quote

Quote

“Weakness of attitude becomes \n weakness of character.” (Albert \n Einstein)

Fact

One study even found that the more pages students read per day in the summer, the better the students did on a national test.

Statistic

“In 2020, 12.5% of U.S. adults (an \n estimated 30.8 million people) \n currently smoked cigarettes”

Anectdote

This can be personal \n experience related to the topic

Example

"Last year my cousin crashed her \n car off a bridge and would \n have drowned if she were \n wearing her seatbelt.”

Testimony

If a speaker is arguing about \n toxic waste dumps, a \n quotation from someone living \n next to a dump would fall into \n this category