Examples are very important parts of evidence because they help the audience to understand the point you are trying to make. You will note that I used several examples in the preceding paragraphs to make my point more clear. Another form of examples is illustrations . These are short stories that state how the instances have applied in the past or may apply in the future. Audiences find illustrations help them understand how something directly applies to them.
Explanations are another important form of evidence.
An important part of that explanation is how it applies to the members of the audience. We are in a period of tremendous growth when it comes to the amount of new information that is available. Ideas that we thought were true ten years ago are being proven wrong today. It depends of what you're doing. Generally we use five years old as the cutoff date for information except when you are establishing the historical background on a topic.