evidence
anything presented in support of an assertion
circumstantial evidence
evidence that indirectly supports a conclusion, but allows for multiple explanations
evidence of absence
evidence of any kind that suggests something is missing or that it does not exist
hydrocarbon indicator
anomalous seismic attribute value or pattern that could be explained by the presence of hydrocarbons in an oil or gas reservoir
hierarchy of evidence
heuristic ranking science research results
incontrovertible evidence
colloquial term for conclusively strong evidence introduced to prove a fact
empirical evidence
knowledge based on sense experience or experimentation
corroborating evidence
additional confirmatory evidence found to support a proposition and increase confidence in its truth
direct evidence
evidence that supports the truth of an assertion directly, i.e., without an intervening inference
forensic footwear evidence
Crime scene analysis
self-evidence
epistemologically probative proposition that is known to be true by understanding its meaning without proof or by ordinary human reason
anecdotal evidence
evidence collected in a casual or informal manner and relying heavily or entirely on personal testimony
Pumpkin Papers
various documents, including five microfilms once hidden in a hollowed-out pumpkin, that were used to implicate Alger Hiss as a Soviet spy
evidence
body of facts in a legal proceding
scientific evidence
evidence which either supports or counters a scientific hypothesis