anecdotal evidence
noun
: evidence in the form of stories that people tell about what has happened to them
His conclusions are not supported by data; they are based only on anecdotal evidence.
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Which leads us to Better Man’s bitterest irony: All anecdotal evidence suggests the movie flopped precisely because the Williams-as-mo-cap-chimp conceit was just too highbrow to put butts in seats.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But anecdotal evidence suggests Puerto Rican communities in Pennsylvania are still energized against Hinchcliffe’s joke.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Centuries of anecdotal evidence support the theory that room temperature and warm water are optimal for health and digestion.
—Kumkum S. Patel, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
While there seems to be a consensus that traffic is down, either by actual measurement or just anecdotal evidence, just two weeks in is still far too early for a rigorous evaluation of vehicle congestion levels.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
But anecdotal evidence suggests Puerto Rican communities in Pennsylvania are still energized against Hinchcliffe’s joke.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
Centuries of anecdotal evidence support the theory that room temperature and warm water are optimal for health and digestion.
—Kumkum S. Patel, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
While there seems to be a consensus that traffic is down, either by actual measurement or just anecdotal evidence, just two weeks in is still far too early for a rigorous evaluation of vehicle congestion levels.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Anecdotal evidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anecdotal%20evidence. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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