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ISSUE144

It is the artist, not the critic,* who gives society something of lasting value.*a person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings,
etc.
艺术家而不是评论家带给了社会一些具有持久价值的东西。(评论家指经常评价艺术作品，例如小说、电影、音乐、绘画等的人).

Use Evidence
1. Offer evidence that agrees with your stance up to a point, then add to it with ideas of your own.
2. Present evidence that contradicts your stance in order to argue against (refute) it and therefore strengthen your position
3. Use sources against each other, as if they are experts on a panel discussing your proposition
4. Use quotations to support your assertion, not merely to state or restate your claim. Weak and Strong Uses of Evidence

In order to use evidence effectively, you need to integrate it smoothly into your paragraph:
1. State your claim.
2. Give your evidence, remembering to relate it to the claim.
3. Comment on the evidence to show how it supports the claim

1)Weak Use of Evidence
Today, we are too self-centered. Most families no longer sit down to eat together, preferring instead to eat on the go while rushing to the next appointment . Everything is about what we want
COMMENT:This is a weak example of evidence because the evidence is not related to the claim. What does the claim about self-centeredness have to do with families eating together? The writer doesn’t explain the connection．
The same evidence, however, can be used to support the same claim, but only with the addition of a clear connection between claim and evidence, and some analysis of the quotation's content

2)Stronger Use of Evidence
Today, Americans are too self-centered. Even our families don't matter as much anymore as they once did. Other people and activities take precedence. In fact, the evidence shows that most American families no longer eat together, preferring instead to eat on the go while rushing to the next appointment. Sit-down meals are a time to share and connect with others; however, that connection has become less valued, as families begin to prize individual activities over shared time, promoting self-centeredness over group identity．
COMMENT:This is a far better example, as the evidence is more smoothly integrated into the text, the link between the claim and the evidence is strengthened, and the evidence itself is analyzed to provide support for the claim
Discussing your evidence’s significance develops and expands a paper，Remember that your job during the course of your essay is to persuade your readers that your claims are feasible and the most effective way of interpreting the evidence