Evidence typically used in various disciplines
Humanities: Literature, art, film, music, philosophy
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Passages of text or lines of a poem
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Details from an image or a work of art
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Passages of a musical composition
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Essays that analyze original works or put forth theories
Humanities: History
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Firsthand sources such as photographs, letters, maps, and government documents
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Scholarly books and articles that interpret evidence
Social sciences: Psychology, sociology, political science, anthropology
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Data from original experiments
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Results of field research such as interviews, observations, or surveys
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Statistics from government agencies
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Scholarly books and articles that interpret data from original experiments and from other researchers’ studies
Sciences: Biology, chemistry, physics
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Data from original experiments
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Scholarly articles that report findings from experiments