Evidence

Goal:     to develop strong evidence for the arguments in your paper

The purpose of gathering strong sources is to gather strong evidence. Each argument in your paper must have at least one piece of evidence, but some may have many more pieces of evidence. To make a persuasive assertion, the evidence must fully support he argument, and it must be strong. There are several types of evidence you can use in your paper.

Types of Evidence are:

Instructions: Study the evidence you have gathered so far to support the arguments in your paper. Answer the following questions:

What types of evidence do you have for your paper?
What types are missing from the evidence you have gathered?
What are your strongest types of evidence and why?
What additional evidence might help you make your arguments stronger?