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.
â¦ Then followed the ninth amendment, in these words: The enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, [retained by the people] shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
History US Government. The Ninth Amendment was part of the Bill of Rights that was added to the Constitution on December 15, 1791. It says that all the rights not listed in the Constitution belong to the people, not the government. Judge Robert Bork called the Ninth Amendment a meaningless inkblot on the Constitution. 2  The Ninth Amendment was cited by the Supreme Court in the famous Roe v. Wade case. 3  Some judges have said that this amendment is not a source of additional rights, but simply a rule about how to read the Constitution.