Many instructors use the term supporting details or concrete details instead of evidence. 1) Facts: The most frequent type of evidence in an essay is facts. Facts include names, dates, or specific events. When writing about literature, evidence takes the form of plot summaries or specific quotations. 2) Authoritative Opinions: Experts in the field about which you are writing provide supporting details and evidence for your thesis statement.
Lysander Spooner (1808-1887) points out the importance of the 9th Amendment to the American Constitution in protecting the natural rights of the people not enumerated in the first 8 amendments. He laments the fact that this amendment has been ignored by the courts almost since it was enacted:
The Ninth Amendment was very useful to everyone. It stated that people have more rights than just the ones that were written in the Constitution. All lot of people liked this Amendment. This Amendment states that you have more rights than just the one that are in the Constitution and it keeps them too. Certain rights the government can't take away. This amendment helps the citizens keep them even when they aren't listed in the Constitution.