Hypothesis.
When working through an idea using the rules of the scientific method, you first must start out with a statement of what you hope to find or prove. It's the "What I want to find" to the Method & Methodologies' "How I am going to find it." Even if the data or evidence fail(s) to support it, you still need the statement of purpose. If the statement and results are not a good fit, then the statement (hypothesis) can be revised or thrown out.
Science is based around experimentation and then creating a theory to support the evidence found through your experiment. Therefore with out experiments you have no science.
An invalid one
It's called a theory.
"Empirical" evidence.
Democritus did not have experimental evidence to support his idea of the atom. Instead, his idea was based on philosophical reasoning and speculation.
Ancient Greek philosophers such as Democritus and Leucippus did not have experimental evidence to support their theory of the atom. Their idea of the atom was purely philosophical and lacked experimental verification until much later.
John Dalton did not have experimental evidence to support his theory of the atom when he first proposed it in the early 19th century. His model was based on a philosophical approach rather than direct experimental observations.
John Dalton did not have experimental evidence to support his theory of the atom when he proposed it in the early 19th century. His atomic theory was based on observational patterns rather than direct experimental data.
It is evidence in support of a fact or statement
offer evidence in support of the thesis statement
There is no evidence to support this statement.
peanut butter
present evidence in support of the thesis statement.
That is called a premise. Premises are propositions used in arguments to support a conclusion.
There's no evidence to support that statement. I would say no.
No. There is no evidence to support this statement.