2. There are five different types of Evidence critical thinkers
use to support an argument, which are the following:
Precedent
Evidence
Common
Statistical
knowledge
Evidence
Evidence
Hearsay Testimonial
Evidence Evidence
3. Precedent Evidence:
• Can be an action or • Legal precedent- once a
event, that sets an court makes a ruling it
expectation for future becomes the legal
conduct. example other courts
• Precedent evidence base their actions upon.
breaks into two forms: • Personal Precedent-
• Legal Precedent. Our expectations based
• Personal Precedent. on what we see. Ex:
Mom cooking everyday
growing up, men expect
their wife to cook daily.
4. Statistical Evidence:
• Usually consists of
surveys, polls and lab
results. It is a numeral
evidence, used for
support.
• Should always question
the numbers that do
not make sense to you.
5. Testimonial Evidence:
• Is an opinion of reality • Eyewitness testimony: a
based on another person. persons version of what
• We usually see Testimonial really happened. Most
evidence used in court, common in court.
murder TV shows, etc. • Expert-witness Evidence:
• There are three forms of when a person who is
testimonial evidence. qualified in a field to make a
declaration on what is being
question. Ex: Forensics.
• Historiography: Use of past
events to know who said
what and did what. To
determine why it happened.
6. Hearsay Evidence:
• Aka as “Rumor” or • .
“gossip evidence.”
• Is a set of information
passed from person to
person.
• Despite of one may
think, the information is
not always wrong.
•
7. Common Knowledge Evidence:
Is used to support one’s own • .
arguments. It is useful in
providing support for
arguments that lack any
controversy.
Is also known as the easiest
method of installing a belief
in an idea.
8. In the end:
• There are five different effective ways to prove
an argument.
• When a critical thinker uses these five
different types of evidence, who knows what
type of possibilities they can unlock!
