Read the excerpt from Fast Food Nation. The restaurant opens for business at seven o’clock, and for the next hour or so, Elisa a
nd the manager hold down the fort, handling all the orders. As the place starts to get busy, other employees arrive. Elisa works behind the counter. She takes orders and hands food to customers from breakfast through lunch. Which type of evidence does Schlosser use in this excerpt? anecdotal statistical testimonial analogical
Anecdotal evidence refers to evidence that is collected based on personal testimony. This is usually done in an informal manner, and it tends to have the connotation of being subjective, irrelevant or biased. However, this is not necessarily the case. Anecdotal evidence can be very useful depending on the things that we want to study. However, it is important to remember that anecdotal evidence is stronger and more trust-worthy when it is corroborated by objective, independent evidence.
