Evidential Statement
An Evidential Statement is a declarative statement whose truth value is based on a referent (evidence) that can be verified.
- Context:
- It can be an Event with a Temporal component.
- It can be mapped to from a Correct Prediction.
- It can apply to some Domain and under some Assumption.
- It can support a Premise (in order to support a Claim).
- It can be associated with a Reliability/Likelihood.
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- Example(s):
- "I finally met John in person the other day.” (implies Person(John Smith)).
- "Here is John and Jane's marriage certificate.” (implies Married(John, Jane)).
- "Today, biotech company Moderna in Cambridge, Massachusetts, reported that its RNA-based vaccine is more than 94% effective at preventing COVID-19, on the basis of an analysis of 95 cases in its ongoing phase III efficacy trial.".
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- Counter-Example(s):
- “I believe in ghosts.”, a Belief.
- See: Ground Fact, Training Case, Hypothesis.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/evidence Retrieved:2015-7-10.
- Evidence, broadly construed, is anything presented in support of an assertion. This support may be strong or weak. The strongest type of evidence is that which provides direct proof of the truth of an assertion. At the other extreme is evidence that is merely consistent with an assertion but does not rule out other, contradictory assertions, as in circumstantial evidence.
In law, rules of evidence govern the types of evidence that are admissible in a legal proceeding. Types of legal evidence include testimony, documentary evidence, and physical evidence. The parts of a legal case which are not in controversy are known, in general, as the "facts of the case." Beyond any facts that are undisputed, a judge or jury is usually tasked with being a trier of fact for the other issues of a case. Evidence and rules are used to decide questions of fact that are disputed, some of which may be determined by the legal burden of proof relevant to the case. Evidence in certain cases (e.g. capital crimes) must be more compelling than in other situations (e.g. minor civil disputes), which drastically affects the quality and quantity of evidence necessary to decide a case.
Scientific evidence consists of observations and experimental results that serve to support, refute, or modify a scientific hypothesis or theory, when collected and interpreted in accordance with the scientific method.
In philosophy, the study of evidence is closely tied to epistemology, which considers the nature of knowledge and how it can be acquired.
- Evidence, broadly construed, is anything presented in support of an assertion. This support may be strong or weak. The strongest type of evidence is that which provides direct proof of the truth of an assertion. At the other extreme is evidence that is merely consistent with an assertion but does not rule out other, contradictory assertions, as in circumstantial evidence.
2009
- (Wordnet, 2009) ⇒ http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
- attest: provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness ...
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
- testify: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
- an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
- tell: give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"
- (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
- http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Evidence
- Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion; Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial ...