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Evidence is the data, information or experience used to justify that a claim is true or valid.
Evidence: How do you know that?
For example, the Persuasive Essay Example uses Bouchard’s meta-analysis of intelligence studies as evidence to justify the claim that hereditary contributes to intelligence.
[1] For example, Bouchard’s (2004) meta-analysis of intelligence studies estimates .85 heritability of intelligence for over 18 year olds.
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