Credibility & Plausibility

Credibility:
Whether a claim or piece of evidence can be believed.

Plausibility:
Whether or not a claim or piece of evidence is reasonable.



All these points need to be included when evaluating the information you are given.

Witness:
A person who saw or heard an event.

 

Witness Statement:
A report by someone who has actually seen or heard an event.

 

Eye-witness:
Someone who provides evidence based on first-hand experience.

 

Hearsay:
Evidence based on secondhand information from another source, who may have interpreted it.

 

Source:
A person, organization or document providing information or evidence.

 

Corroboration:
Confirmation of support for evidence given by one source by another source.

 

Criteria:
Standards or measures against which something can be measured.

 

 

Bias:
A one sided opinion, persuading others to follow the same view.