Can someone produce evidence through reasoning?

Normally, no.

Reasoning produces:

  • arguments,
  • hypotheses,
  • inferences,
  • interpretations.

Evidence usually comes from:

  • documents,
  • observations,
  • measurements,
  • archives,
  • interviews,
  • experiments,
  • artifacts.

Reasoning helps interpret evidence.

Reasoning is usually not itself evidence.

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