scientific evidence
Data supporting conclusions
Scientific evidence is information gathered through systematic observation, experimentation, and measurement that supports or refutes a claim.
The term emphasizes objectivity and reproducibility—evidence that can be verified by others following the same methods.
The scientific evidence for climate change is overwhelming.
In legal and policy contexts, scientific evidence carries particular weight, though debates arise over what qualifies: Defense attorneys challenged whether the forensic technique met standards for scientific evidence.
- proofDemonstration of truth
- smoking gunIrrefutable proof of wrongdoing
- falsifiabilitySusceptibility to disproof
- reproducibilityAbility to repeat findings
- empiricalBased on observation, not theory
lab results · replicability · gold standard · validity · data · experimentation · double blind study · peer review · quantifiable · statistical analysis · objectivity · indication · rationalism · burden of proof · clinical trials · hypothesis · conflicts of interest · substantiation
- evidenceproof, admissible, findings, inadmissible, results
- Science & Lawpatent law, patents, forensics, forensic analysis, expert witness
- expert testimonyexpert witness, expert opinion, court testimony, forensic testimony, forensic expert
scientific evidenceanecdotal evidence
Support from individual accounts
anecdote · hearsay · gut feeling · superstition · personal testimony
scientific evidencedivine revelation
Deity communicates to humanity
scripture · dogma · mystical insight · faith · tradition
scientific evidencepseudoscience
Bogus methodology posing as factual
fabricated evidence · disinformation · baseless claims · junk science · misinformation
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