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  1. Is "evidence" countable? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 8, 2013 · The weight of evidence; two cans of coffee, 3 loaves of bread. 4 bottles of wine, and so on. The containers are countable but not the contents.The ' weights of evidence' would be wrong …

  2. What's the difference in meaning between "evidence" and "proof"?

    Oct 21, 2014 · Evidence means:- A thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment: The broken window was evidence that a burglary had taken place. Scientists weigh the evidence for and …

  3. Another evidence - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Mar 25, 2020 · This is because evidence is a non-count noun, so you can't talk about "an evidence" or "another evidence". This was previously addressed in the question, "Is 'evidence' countable?" You …

  4. "Will" vs "is going to" for predictions, what is considered an evidence?

    Apr 1, 2019 · So I know we use is going to for predictions with evidence, and will for predictions without evidence, but I've read some examples that made me very confused about what evidence actually …

  5. Can evidence be used as verb? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Apr 22, 2020 · Is it fine to used evidence as verb? For eg. the study evidenced that.... If not, what other better word can be used in the place of evidence as a verb? Note: I find evidence can be used as a ve...

  6. articles - When to say "a proof", "the proof" and just "proof ...

    Mar 2, 2015 · The proof = evidence meaning is the primary sense given in all the 6 online dictionaries I've checked in. Thus Collins has: proof n 1. any evidence that establishes or helps to establish the …

  7. Word for dramatically believing or espousing a theory based on some ...

    Dec 25, 2024 · I'm wondering if there's a word for the situation where someone who disbelieves or dismisses ideas with lots of strong evidence (apparently due to failing to meet their standard), is …

  8. Do I ever hyphenate adverbs when used with "based"?

    Jan 9, 2019 · I've seen it used both ways, but I'm wondering what is the proper way to punctuate phrases with adverbs and words like "based". example would be: academically-based instruction vs. …

  9. What word describes interpreting evidence in such a way as to reach a ...

    A person might honestly and objectively present all of the known facts about a case and then make a conjecture as to what conclusion these facts point to. This wouldn't involve a biased presentation of …

  10. Idiom meaning inferring too much from the available evidence

    Apr 12, 2021 · In other words, rival theories are underdetermined by the available evidence. Is there any idiom to describe the fact that he is "draining" too much from the evidence "well", or "milking" too …