What is the best definition of evidence? (add your own)
29
1.1kṀ1407resolved Jan 12
100%14%
Observations which favor some hypotheses over others
6%
Information that compels a rational agent to prefer one course of action over another.
1.2%
Whatever is true.
0.7%
An argument that convinces people to act in a way desired by the one who makes the argument.
0.6%
It's undefined. "Evidence" cannot be defined, since it is the most fundamental concept, from which all others are defined and justified.
4%
That which justifies belief.
3%
E is evidence for hypothesis H if the posterior probability P(H|E) differs from the prior P(H).
52%
Anything that changes the posterior probability of a proposition. E is evidence for or against H if P(H|E) differs from the prior P(H). (It's evidence in favor if the posterior is larger than the prior, and evidence against if it's smaller)
5%
[Unexpanded definition] 5 nouns & a verb meaning variously; a reason for updating belief: an existing body of information: a legal term: a symptom: a phenomenological term: & a verb, to make evident (see Expanded Definition in comments)
15%Other
The winner will be decided by a poll at the end of the year.
Update 2025-02-01 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): - Resolution Method: Poll
Poll Link: Manifold Markets Poll
This question is managed and resolved by Manifold.
Get 
1,000 to start trading!
1,000🏅 Top traders
| # | Name | Total profit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ṁ191 | |
| 2 | Ṁ49 | |
| 3 | Ṁ41 | |
| 4 | Ṁ38 | |
| 5 | Ṁ27 |