What Is Evidence in Writing?

Evidence is another type of statement that is fairly similar to what we’ve already talked about but is a lot more rooted in fact. Whereas a claim is very opinion-based and a statement just says something is the case, evidence is used to actually prove that a statement (or a claim is true). Evidence requires some research to do it successfully, as you’ll often need to source the facts from a site to prove that they are correct.

It is easy enough to turn a claim into evidence if you have the right information to back it up. Say you take the statement about gold price earlier and change it to this:

Statement: “The price of gold has gone up lately.” This is a statement because you’re stating a fact about the gold price.

“The price of gold has increased by $30 in the last 7 days, according to this website.” If you quote the website and the exact figures, you are now supporting your original statement with evidence, which turns it into a more factual statement.