Chapter 7 Nature of evidence types of evidence internal / external consistency recency/relevancy expertise / bias Fallacies of evidence non-comparable units non-sequitor / begging the question unrepresentative sample

Evidence is vital in establishing the credibility of claims and arguments the arguer makes especially when the arguer is unknown to an audience: A. true B. false C. unless you are running for president D. unless you are George Bush

_________ is an objectively observable condition of the world-something we can simply see, hear, touch, feel and smell. A. reasoning B. claim C. evidence D. bias

Evidence can be divided into two broad classifications: fact and opinion as to fact. A. True B. False

Generally, there are two ways in which people come to believe something is a fact. The first is their own observation and the second is:. A. recency of the information B. relevance of information C. a common experience D. the reasoning used to make a conclusion

A reliable source is one that:. A. possesses a background of knowledge and information relevant to the subject matter B. refers to a source’s tendency to hold a fair and undistorted view C. is in agreement with other sources of information D. has proven to be correct many times in the past