#evidence

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Separate what happened from what you make of it

A personal note may contain an observation and an interpretation, but they should remain distinguishable. Three people left before the session ended records an event. They disliked the session proposes an explanation. Labelling the difference keeps later readers from mistaking your inference for an observed fact.

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selection

Who is missing from the evidence?

Visible examples may be only the cases that survived a selection process. Interviewing successful creators can reveal their experiences, but it cannot show whether their habits caused success without considering people who followed similar habits and did not succeed. Missing cases can change the story.

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evidence

What evidence would change your mind?

A belief becomes easier to examine when you can name evidence that would count against it. If every possible result is treated as support, the belief cannot face a meaningful test. Before defending a claim, specify one observation that would make you revise it or narrow its scope.

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vocabulary

Corroborate: support a claim with additional evidence

Corroborate means to support a statement with additional evidence. It comes from Latin corroborare, meaning to strengthen. A receipt can corroborate someone's account of a purchase by independently showing the shop, date and amount, although it may not establish every detail of their story.

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