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Footballreporter24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

"evidence" and "proof "

please tell me the differences beween them
  

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Hi, please tell me the differences beween them Very, very generally speaking, proof relates to showing the truth. Evidence relates to the available facts or circumstances. Consider this scenario, Mary was murdered.

— Clive

  • Hi, please tell me the differences beween them Very, very generally speaking, proof relates to showing the truth.
  • Evidence relates to the available facts or circumstances.
  • Consider this scenario, Mary was murdered.
  • The police found the following evidence: a gun with fingerprints, a bullet in Mary's head, and a glove on the floor.
  • The jury decided that Tom's fingerprints on the gun were proof that he killed her.
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Hi,

please tell me the differences beween them

Very, very generally speaking, proof relates to showing the truth.

Evidence relates to the available facts or circumstances.

Consider this scenario,

Mary was murdered.

The police found the following evidence: a gun with fingerprints, a bullet in Mary's head, and a glove on the floor.
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Here is a very interesting and short book review (with audio) mentioning three related topics: proof, belief and evidence:
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2167.htm

Note that in the US legal system, guilt or innocence can be based on "proof beyond reason
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