In a debate, Mia says, "No one needs proof that people prefer being healthy to being sick." Which form of evidence is Mia relying on?

Ben supports his claim that jeepneys are unsafe by describing the one accident his uncle saw last year. Which form of evidence is Ben using?

A writer supports her claim about heart disease by quoting a licensed cardiologist's professional judgment. Which form of evidence is this?

Researchers recorded rainfall in the barangay every day for two years and reported the totals. Which form of evidence did they produce?

Which statement best describes self-evidence?

Which statement best describes anecdotal evidence?

Lito writes, "Everyone knows online classes teach less than face-to-face classes, so I will not argue the point." What has Lito done?

Which proposition can fairly be treated as self-evident?

Ana claims that at least one student in her school has been cyberbullied, and she tells the detailed story of her classmate Joy. Is her single story enough?

Marco claims that most teenagers in the city skip breakfast. His only support is that his three cousins skip breakfast. Why is his evidence weak?

A volcanologist from PHIVOLCS explains why the alert level over Taal was raised. Why is this a legitimate argument from authority?

A famous basketball player says a herbal drink cures dengue. Why is this a weak argument from authority?

What makes evidence empirical rather than merely confident?

An anecdote is never acceptable as evidence in any argument.

Read this remark: "I know the new bridge is safe. I walked across it yesterday and nothing happened." Which form of evidence does the speaker use?

Read this report: "Engineers drove weighted trucks onto the bridge and recorded how far each span bent." Which form of evidence is described?

Read this line from a news item: "The city engineer, who inspected the structure, certified the bridge as safe." Which form of evidence is this?

Read this sentence: "A bridge that collapses under normal traffic is not a safe bridge." Which form of evidence is this?

Which sentence smuggles a contested claim in as though it were self-evident?

Marielle writes, "Naturally, everyone agrees that students should not use phones at all." Why is the word "Naturally" a problem here?

Which claim can be fairly supported by one detailed story?

Which claim needs systematic data rather than one person's story?

Rico says, "Anyone can see that studying at night is best. It worked for me last year." Which two forms of evidence does Rico combine?

A nutritionist argues that fortified rice reduces anemia and reports the clinical trials behind it. Which form names the trials rather than her title?

Two equally qualified doctors publicly disagree about a treatment. What does this show about argument from authority?

Which question can expert knowledge actually settle?

Why do writers rarely need to prove that a triangle has three sides?

What can a single vivid story do well inside an argument?

Read this finding: "Nine of every ten households surveyed in Barangay Uno reported daily water interruptions." Which form of evidence is this?

Read this reply: "My lola has never had a water interruption, so the barangay water service is fine." What is the main weakness?

Which statement is NOT self-evident, even though it is said with certainty?

Karla ends her essay with, "The Department of Health says boiling water for two minutes makes it safe to drink." Which form of evidence is this?

Rafael wants to find out whether an electric fan lowers the temperature in his classroom. Which evidence should he produce?

Liza must decide tonight whether a deep cut on her arm needs stitches. Which evidence should she rely on?

A teacher wants readers to feel what one night of flooding was like for a single family. Which evidence fits that purpose?

Which claim in an essay would need no supporting evidence at all?

Read this line: "It is common sense that girls are naturally neater than boys." What has the writer done?

Which opening phrase most often signals that a writer is passing a contested claim off as self-evident?

A student cites one classmate's recovery to claim a supplement works. What single change would turn his support into empirical evidence?

Why is "my grandfather smoked and lived to ninety" weak against health warnings about smoking?