Across
- 1. Having a college degree doesn’t make someone a(n) __ witness.
- 3. evidence that is so strong that it settles the question entirely
- 5. a word or phrase that tells the reader how confident you are in your conclusion
- 6. two or more sources reached the same conclusion without any contact or communication with each other
- 8. evidence that gives straightforward proof of an act
- 10. Jumping to __ is deciding the answer before looking at all the evidence
- 11. to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly
- 13. Raw evidence means nothing if no one asks whether it is actually __.
- 15. someone who has something to gain from the outcome i __
- 16. A good BSSI agent never claims more than the __ proves.
- 18. something someone says is true, but it still needs to be verified
- 20. A great investigator is willing to __ their conclusion when the evidence demands it.
- 21. __ evidence includes photos, objects, documents
- 22. expert testimony is not automatically __
- 23. this is true regardless of who says it or what they believe
- 25. Always acknowledge in the evidence
- 26. evidence that has been verified and independently confirmed
Down
- 2. Being __ or well-respected does not make someone credible.
- 4. directly related to and important for the topic being discussed
- 7. evidence that implies something happened
- 9. something accepted as true without proof
- 10. an animal or creature whose existence is claimed
- 12. a different, ordinary explanation that could account for the same evidence
- 14. a warning sign that something about a piece of evidence deserves extra scrutiny
- 17. evidence that is fully explained by a proven cause, and doesn’t point toward the claim.
- 18. this requires proof that one event actually produced the other
- 19. Don’t __ explanations by only considering the most exciting explanation instead of testing all of them.
- 24. __ piece of evidence is never enough to prove the truth.