Fake News, Facts, and Alternative Facts Teach-Out

In the previous segment, Josh Pasek explained how to identify several different types of evidence. In particular, he identified the following 5 key types of evidence:

• Proof: evidence that can be proved through mathematical or logical reasoning
• Claim: evidence we've heard or read elsewhere
• Experience: evidence that relies on what someone has directly encountered or observed
• Inference: things we assume based on other pieces of evidence
• Deductive Testing: evidence that relies on the scientific method

In the following exercise, you'll consider ten different quotes from individuals and new sources, and then match each quote with the type of evidence it relies on.