Question

which type of evidence does the author use in this excerpt to support the claim that some sumo wrestlers will intentionally lose a match?

Answer 1

The evidence the author uses in this excerpt is statistical.

Answer 2

The type of evidence the author uses in this excerpt is statistical evidence. Mentioning that the 7-7 wrestlers win only 40 percent of the rematches, when they have for a fact won 50% of the time.

Statistical evidence is made with statistical methods used to increase the understanding of the facts, and the proof demonstrates the validity and logic of inference with explicit reference to a hypothesis, facts, tests and odds.