Frequency of claims, modality, verifiability, grounds and backing
| Type of claim | Current study (77 reports) | Almond et al. (2007) (47 reports) |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of claims | 1,304 (100.0) | 805 (100.0) |
| Modality of claims: a. None b. Possible c. Probable/definite | 60 (4.6%) 487 (37.4%) 757 (58.1%) | 4 (0.5%) 58 (7.2%)743 (92.3%) |
| Verifiability of claims: a. Unverifiable b. Verifiable | 512 (39.3%) 792 (60.7%) | 238 (29.6%) 567 (70.4%) |
| Grounds provided | 1,286 (98.6%) | 776 (96.4%) |
| Warrant | 567 (44.1%) | 506 (62.9%) |
| Backing | 371 (28.8%) | 274 (34.0%) |
| Rebuttal | 37 (2.8) | 57 (7.0%) |
| Type of claim | Current study | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of claims | 1,304 (100.0) | 805 (100.0) |
| Modality of claims: | 60 (4.6%) | 4 (0.5%) 58 (7.2%)743 (92.3%) |
| Verifiability of claims: | 512 (39.3%) | 238 (29.6%) |
| Grounds provided | 1,286 (98.6%) | 776 (96.4%) |
| Warrant | 567 (44.1%) | 506 (62.9%) |
| Backing | 371 (28.8%) | 274 (34.0%) |
| Rebuttal | 37 (2.8) | 57 (7.0%) |
Sharing content requires targeting cookies to be enabled. Please update your cookie preferences to use this feature.