Talitha Matlin
Types of Evidence
From your GEO class, you know that there are four types of evidence:
| Type of Evidence | Definition |
|---|---|
| Examples | Concrete relevant instances that personalize concepts |
| Analogies | A comparison to something the audience already understands, along with an explanation of the similarity - "X is like Y because..." |
| Expert Testimony | A quotation from someone who studies the topic and/or has specialized education, training, or knowledge. |
| Statistics | Numerical data that quantify ideas |
And, you know that you can search the library databases to find various types of sources, including newspaper articles, scholarly articles, books, reports, and more. Some of our most popular databases include:
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Academic Search Premier This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more.
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CQ Researcher Explores a single hot issue in the news in-depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology.
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Google Scholar CSUSM Link to citations and full-text from your CSUSM Library databases and beyond!
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JSTOR Contains (EXCEPT for the latest five years) core scholarly journals in sociology, history, economics, political science, mathematics, African-American & Asian studies, literature, humanities, music, and biological, health & general sciences.