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Use evidence from the text in your response.
What does Evidence mean?
information used to support or challenge an idea or claim.
Dictionary definition
Information—such as observations, measurements, records, examples, or testimony—that helps support or challenge a claim or conclusion.
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Evidence in a sentence
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Her evidence included two quotes and one example.
hard
Good arguments connect evidence clearly to the claim.
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Practice 1
What is evidence?
Evidence can include observations, measurements, data, examples, records, and reliable sources.
Practice 2
Which choice is evidence for the claim that the plant grew?
Recorded measurements directly support the growth claim.
Practice 3
Which statement about evidence is accurate?
Responsible reasoning considers all relevant evidence, including results that challenge an idea.
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Evidence
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WordEvidence.
Partnoun.
MeaningEvidence means information used to support or challenge an idea or claim.
ExampleExample: Use evidence from the text in your response.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- ev · ih · duns
- Strongest beat
- ev
- Ending
- duns
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on ev.
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Synonyms
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Does Evidence have an opposite?
Evidence names supporting or challenging information and has no direct antonym. A guess or assumption may lack evidence, but it is a different kind of statement rather than an opposite.
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Word family
Evidence word family
Base word
evidence
adjective
evident
Clear enough to be noticed or understood.
adverb
evidently
In a way that appears clear from available information.
adjective
evidentiary
Related to or serving as evidence, especially in formal contexts.
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Student support
Understand Evidence
Hint for students
Ask whether the information connects directly to the claim and whether its source or method can be checked.
Common mix-up
Evidence is not automatically proof. A piece of evidence may support, weaken, or be unrelated to a claim, and its quality must be evaluated.
Try it in class or at home
Give groups one claim and six information cards. Students sort them into supports, challenges, irrelevant, or unreliable, then defend the two strongest pieces of evidence.
Teacher prompt
What makes evidence relevant and reliable? Compare a measurement, an unsupported opinion, and information from a trustworthy source.
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