Firsthand evidence or research:
- observations
- interviews
- surveys/questionares
- experiments
- personal experience
Secondhand evidence or research:
- library sources
- online sources
Something important to keep in mind when conduction research or gathering evidence is to make sure that your sources are credible. For example, Wikipedia is not always the best source because it can be edited by anyone. also making sure that the sources are up to date is important because like I said earlier, out of date information can ruin your credibility or kairos. Another thing to keep in mind is the audience. Setting up evidence in a way that works with your argument while also is understanding to the listener or reader is very crucial.
When I think of evidence, the first thing that comes to mind is court. This is a big place of evidence and it must be chosen carefully and wisely. Evidence in a trial can be life or death for someone. I have never been on trial so I can't exactly relate to this, but I have seen enough CSI and have a grandpa who was a judge and two lawyer uncles. Because of this, I know that evidence is extremely important.
Erin,
ReplyDeleteI thought you did a good job at summarizing chapter sixteen as a whole. I agree that if your evidence is outdated, say by about 6 or 7 years, it will not be taken as seriously as something that was made a year ago. I think that is the first step in producing good evidence and having good credibility whether it has to do with writing, research, investigation or other things that need evidence in order to be successful and reliable. I liked how you made bullet points to show both sides of evidence: the first-hand and the second-hand. The reader has a clear and easy understanding of what you are trying to say and showing them what chapter 16 is all about. If the reader does not understand or is not convinced by your evidence, they will lose interest quickly. Your example using the judicial system was really good because it is something that everyone can relate to and understand. Without good evidence in court, the suspect (or criminal) will not be punished and set free. You could even go as far as to say that without evidence that person could go on to harm other people and never be put to justice. Evidence is everything and like you said it is extremely important. I loved that you used visual arguments to help your post, it always makes reading these more interesting and adds something more than just reading one long thing of text. Overall I agreed with everything you said and like that you gave personal examples..you could call that evidence in and of itself.
Erin,
ReplyDeleteYour blog on chapter 16 about evidence really caught my eye. Maybe it’s because of the bright colors and cool background, but hey it got my attention! The way you set up your blog made it really easy to understand. It was really understandable on what you were trying to say. Instead of a long boring paragraph that most people do, you added a little bit of everything. You added a variety of color, bullet points and pictures. In your first paragraph, you stated that using data or facts that are outdated are classified as not acceptable evidence. Who would want to get information from something that was dated years ago? Things change! For the next part, the bullet points are very organized and straight to the point. And even though it’s not necessarily needed, it could have been a good idea to add examples for each of the types of evidence. My favorite type of evidence for firsthand evidence is personal experience. It’s weird that when you mention evidence, you think of court because when I think of evidence I think of crime. You said you have an uncle as a lawyer so you can relate to evidence being used. As a matter of fact, I have an uncle who is a homicide detective, so in his field, he deals with a lot of evidence as well. No matter what field your in though, you need reliable evidence. Even though this type of evidence is slightly different than the evidence we read about in chapter 16, it is still evidence!