Mendez writes: "I crossed the old bridge every school day for six years, and it shook whenever a truck passed." What kind of supporting evidence is this?

Engineer Rivas inspects the same bridge and states: "From the size of the beams, I judge that it can no longer carry loaded trucks." What kind of supporting evidence is this?

A writer supports her assertion with the barangay records, which show that the bridge opened in 1998 and was last repaired in 2004. What kind of supporting evidence is this?

A reporter asks 400 of the town's 5,000 drivers about the bridge; 63 percent say it sways. She concludes that most drivers feel it sway. What kind of supporting evidence is this?

Lorna, a market vendor, writes: "When the flood came last June, I lost my whole stall in one night." What kind of supporting evidence is this?

A marine biologist states: "From the coral growth I have measured here, I expect this reef to recover in about ten years." What kind of supporting evidence is this?

A writer backs her assertion by citing Ordinance 12, passed by the city council in 2019, which bans plastic bags in the public market. What kind of supporting evidence is this?

In a sample of 250 households, 8 in 10 sorted their trash. The writer concludes that most households in the city sort their trash. What kind of supporting evidence is this?

Which sentence gives informed opinion rather than personal testimony?

Which sentence gives personal testimony rather than informed opinion?

The school register lists all 1,204 learners enrolled this year. A writer cites that total to support his assertion about class size. What kind of supporting evidence is this?

Aling Rosa writes: "Last Tuesday I came home from the port with only two crates of fish." What kind of supporting evidence is this?

A fisheries officer states: "Given the water temperature this year, I believe the sardine catch will stay low until December." What kind of supporting evidence is this?

Which sentence gives factual knowledge rather than informed opinion?

Which sentence gives statistical inference rather than factual knowledge?

A reading specialist writes: "In my judgment, the new module asks too much of Grade 9 learners in one sitting." What kind of supporting evidence is this?

A learner writes: "I could not finish the new module in the two hours our class was given." What kind of supporting evidence is this?

Reyes writes, "I waited two hours at the health center." From this the writer concludes that the health center is slow for everyone. What is the main limitation of the support?

Marine engineer Lim, who is paid by the ferry company, states that the route is safe. What limitation attaches to his support?

Three flood-control experts disagree with Engineer Cruz, who has studied dikes for years and says this dike will hold. What limitation of informed opinion does this show?

A shampoo company's own chemist reports that the shampoo stops hair fall. What limitation attaches to this support?

A website asked visitors to click if they liked the new uniform, and 90 percent of those who clicked said yes. What is the main limitation of this support?

A clinic reports that cases of the illness rose by 200 percent last month, and a writer uses this to argue for an alarm. What is the main limitation of this support?

A writer asked 12 of the school's 900 learners and reports that learners want longer breaks. What is the main limitation of this support?

Marco writes that his bus arrived on time every day last week, so he says the whole bus line runs on time. What is the main limitation of his support?

Dr. Ferrer, a dentist with no link to the builder, states that the new bridge design is sound. What limitation attaches to her support?

Bea posts that she found a worm in one bag of chips and concludes that the whole factory is dirty. What is the main limitation of her support?

Engineer Dela Cruz predicts that the new road will last twenty years. Why is this support still an opinion?

A nurse reports that three patients in her ward refused the new drug. Which claim does this support?

In a survey of 200 Grade 9 learners in one school, 70 percent said they study at night. Which claim does this support?

Engineer Cruz says the dike will hold a surge of two meters. Which claim does his statement support?

Aling Vida says her electric bill fell after she changed her bulbs. Which claim does this support?

The town office recorded 42 damaged homes after the storm. Which claim does the record support?

A chef with twenty years in kitchens says the canteen stores its rice badly. Which claim does this support?

Marco's testimony is that his bus runs on time. Which added detail would most strengthen the claim that his experience is representative?

A ferry engineer's informed opinion is that the route is safe. Which added detail would most weaken that support?

A counterclaim says the market is unsafe at night. Its support is a guard's account of one robbery he saw last month. What kind of supporting evidence is that?

Personal testimony is a first-hand account of what the speaker experienced.

One customer's complaint proves that most customers had the same experience.

An expert's informed opinion can still be affected by who pays the expert.