Evidence, mostly interpreted, is whatever is offered in support of a declaration. This support may possibly be outstanding or otherwise weak. The strongest sort of proof is that which gives unswerving evidence of the fact of an affirmation. At the other farthest end is evidence that is simply reliable with an allegation but does not decree out additional, conflicting contentions, as in conditional evidence.
The main function of evidence is to ascertain proof about whatever one is putting down on paper. Any statement makes little or no value to the reader without providing evidence during writing to support them. They are merely opinions based on one’s own understanding of the subject of discussion and different people may have different evidence for a single subject of discussion. However, none may be more legitimate than the other except if an obvious and strong substantiation supports the argument.
It is very easy to recognize a statement of evidence in writing. This is because, in an argument, there are three parts: claim, reasons and evidence. The first part, which is the claim, puts across the subject of discussion; the reasons part gives information on why the readers should accept the claim made, and lastly, the evidence is laid to affirm whatever the facts the writer offers.
More often than not, writing assignments do need the writer to create an argument. There are different means by which one can incorporate evidence in the writing. One may use graphs, tables, charts or other visual tools like photographs or descriptions with captions. However, in most situations, the writer can include the evidence as a text during his writing by means of a summary, inserting a quotation or paraphrasing.
Reference
Ferrari, R. (2015). Writing narrative style literature reviews. Medical Writing, 24(4), 230-235.
