1. Reasoning from Evidence to Claims
How to make connections

2. What is evidence?
Factual information
Not conclusions

3. What is evidence?
In other words, you do not prove anything with evidence
you use evidence to suggest possible conclusions

4. Function of Evidence
Illustrate
Define
Narrows your claims

5. Linking Evidence and Claims
Need to be clear in how the evidence supports your claim
Connections rarely are self-evident
Others may not automatically see evidence’s connection as you see it (POV)
Biology looks at the results of
POV-Points of view

6. Linking Evidence and Claims (cont’d)
Cannot assume that evidence can be interpreted in only one way (POV)
Must share thoughts on why you see the connection the way you do
POV-Points of view

7. Making Evidence Speak: Reasoning
Define concepts
Clearly explain why the evidence supports your claim (POV, assumptions, interpretation)
Think about how the evidence relates to your claim
POV-Points of view

8. Avoid Unproven Claims
Claims must be proof by evidence to insure credibility
Unproven claims assume readers will believe the claims simply because you make them

9. Types of Evidence
Statistics
Experts
Anecdotal
Textual