Supporting claims with evidence

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In every discipline, you must support your claims with evidence:

Debatable topics require that you consult some written sources to establish your ethos and to persuade your audience. As you analyze your sources, you will learn more about the arguments and counterarguments at the center of your debate.

Evidence typically used in various disciplines

Using sources responsibly: Remember that you must document the sources you use as evidence. Documentation gives credit to authors and shows readers how to locate a source in case they want to assess its credibility or explore the issues further.

Using appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) as a writer