A particular form of proof related to the collection of information that is grouped and then summarized using some mathematical representation
A statistic
A particular manner or way of considering a matter.
Point of View
Claim made to prove a previous claim is false or incorrect
Counterclaim
The act of rebutting a point
Refute
The legal explanation of a court's judgment.
Reasons
A person who is a specialist in a subject, often technical, who may present his/her expert opinion without having been a witness to any occurrence relating to the lawsuit or criminal case
Expert Testimony
Free of bias; based on facts rather than opinions
Objective
Evidence is in the form of stories that people tell about what has happened to them, it can be personal or from others
Anecdotal
Your “comeback” to someone’s argument or counter-argument
Rebuttal
Connected; related to the matter being discussed
Relevant
The main point an author is trying to make
Central Idea
A set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others to think that an action or idea is right or wrong
Argument
Something that proves the existence of truth or supports a conclusion
Evidence
Short version containing only the main points
Summary
The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way
Reasoning
To carefully consider or calculate the quality, importance, amount, value, etc. of something. legal explanation of a court's judgment
Evaluate
An event, occurrence or state of affairs known to have happened, cannot be argued
Fact
Statement or assertion that something is the case, typically one that is disputed or in doubt from another side
Claim
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