Evaluating Evidence

When evidence is evaluated people need to understand the difference between valid and invalid evidence. Our brains interpret rather than directly record sensory experience. Sometimes people can see things that never happened just because they have been told or suggested that situations have happened. This is called false memory syndrome. When using different word choices and tones, language can alter memories. Anecdotal Evidence from eyewitnesses or memories being recalled should be questioned because of this. Memory can be inaccurate distorted or changed. Also, hearsay should always be questioned. Hearsay is evidence heard by one person and then repeated to another. This evidence is untrustworthy because you can never be sure if the evidence being presented has not been changed.When evidence is being evaluated the number one thing that some should keep in mind is how credible the source they are receiving their information from is. experts can be a good source credible information, even they can have their credibility question.