Empirical scientific evidence is the opposite of anecdotal evidence. Empirical scientific evidence is that evidence garnered through the use of strict "scientific method"; while anecdotal is usually based on opinion or personal, unprovable or unrepeatable experience. Example: UFO are believed to exist primarily because of anecdotal evidence rather than empirical evidence.
Exculpatory evidence at trial is evidence which helps to prove the innocence of the person on trial. The opposite word is inculpatory, evidence which proves his guilt.
In a cause-and-effect essay, personal testimonies might be used as anecdotal evidence, that is as examples to prove or disprove the effectiveness of a cause.
The noun form of the adjective anecdotal is anecdote, which means a short amusing or interesting personal story. It comes from the greek anecdote (Ἀνέκδοτα), meaning unpublished or "not given out".
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The opposite of up is down. So, opposite of the opposite of up is up itself.
The opposite of empirical evidence is anecdotal evidence. Empirical evidence is based on direct observation, experimentation, or measurement, while anecdotal evidence relies on personal stories or experiences. Anecdotal evidence is often considered less reliable than empirical evidence because it is subjective and can be influenced by biases or individual perspectives.
The opposite of empirical evidence is anecdotal evidence, which is based on personal accounts or hearsay rather than systematic observation or experimentation.
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There is anecdotal evidence that this happens but there is no real scientific evidence that point at this.
There doesn't seem to be an opposite to anecdotes. An anecdote is a "small" story that proves a point (i.e. anecdotal evidence). So the opposite is either a "large" story or evidence that is not anecdotal. Of course, an anecdotal story could be a rather long story and a "yarn" or a "tale" could be a rather short story. Certainly, a tale would be hard pressed to be a tale if it was a real short story. However, there are such things as long-winded anecdotes. Science seems to want to make the distinction clearer. Anecdotes are supposedly "non-scientific", which is rather odd to me. Does that mean that a tale, such as a non-fiction book, is not scientific. I mean it is possible to have a book that is nothing but anecdotes, but proves its point to a greater degree then using some scientific method, no? Not surprisingly, in the legal world "anecdotal" evidence can be very persuasive: more persuasive then scientific methods. Yes, I think when people are just chatting to prove some point and they use some anecdote do prove their point they might want to remind the person listening by saying "well, this is just anecdotal evidence". But usually the point has already been made. That's my non-anecdotal and non-scientific take anyways.
The expression anecdotal evidence refers to evidence from anecdotes. Because of the small sample, there is a larger chance that it may be unreliable due to cherry-picked or otherwise non-representative samples of typical cases. Anecdotal evidence is considered dubious support of a claim; it is accepted only in lieu of more solid evidence. This is true regardless of the veracity of individual claims.
Empirical is defined in the oxford dictionary as something based on experience or observation rather than logic. For data to be considered empirical it does not need to be fact. It is often used interchangeably with first hand experience. Therein, one could say that empirical findings are extrapolated anecdotal data, as anecdotal is also defined as being based on personal experience rather than facts. Theoretical evidence would explicitly oppose empirical evidence because it is based on calculation and cannot be opinionated. It is meant to be concise and eliminate ambiguity which empirical or anecdotal evidence can not.
An example of anecdotal evidence is when someone shares a personal story about their experience with a product, service, or event to support their argument or point of view. This type of evidence is based on individual accounts and may not be representative of the overall population or situation.
One type of qualitative research uses anecdotal evidence. Anecdotes are personal accounts/thoughts/feelings. This type of evidence cannot be generalized but can pave the way for further research.
All claims of supernatural events and abilities comes from empirical and anecdotal evidence. There is no scientific evidence for any of it.
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