Anecdotal
adjective
Something told or relied on personal stories or experiences rather than facts or evidence.
His conclusions are based on anecdotal evidence rather than any formal research.
Often appears as...
- anecdotal evidence
- anecdotal information
adjective
Characterized by or fond of telling anecdotal stories or anecdotes.
He is an anecdotal historian, relying on personal stories to bring history alive.
Often appears as...
- anecdotal biography
- anecdotal storytelling
adjective
Something told or relied on personal stories or experiences rather than facts or evidence.
His conclusions are based on anecdotal evidence rather than any formal research.
Often appears as...
- anecdotal evidence
- anecdotal information
adjective
Characterized by or fond of telling anecdotal stories or anecdotes.
He is an anecdotal historian, relying on personal stories to bring history alive.
Often appears as...
- anecdotal biography
- anecdotal storytelling
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Not Scientific
Implies that information is based on personal experience, rather than proven facts or research.
They preferred anecdotal records over statistics in the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Evidence Credibility
Be mindful that anecdotal evidence may not always be reliable or accurate.
Her argument was weak because she used only anecdotal evidence.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Impact
Stories described as anecdotal often have a strong personal aspect and can be engaging or relatable.
The speaker's anecdotal tales captivated the audience.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Scientific
Implies that information is based on personal experience, rather than proven facts or research.
They preferred anecdotal records over statistics in the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Evidence Credibility
Be mindful that anecdotal evidence may not always be reliable or accurate.
Her argument was weak because she used only anecdotal evidence.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Impact
Stories described as anecdotal often have a strong personal aspect and can be engaging or relatable.
The speaker's anecdotal tales captivated the audience.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Scientific
Implies that information is based on personal experience, rather than proven facts or research.
They preferred anecdotal records over statistics in the meeting.
Pro Tip 2/3Evidence Credibility
Be mindful that anecdotal evidence may not always be reliable or accurate.
Her argument was weak because she used only anecdotal evidence.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Impact
Stories described as anecdotal often have a strong personal aspect and can be engaging or relatable.
The speaker's anecdotal tales captivated the audience.
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Michael Lombardi:...
then we've also found things like new species anything you've spent enough time doing the work you love they start naming animals after you right so maybe if I shaved it looked a little bit more like me but very exciting nonetheless so I said you know all these great anecdotal kind of discoveries and we're doing great work now why I expected this kind of mass migration from the shallows
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Learning from past...
accompanied him to his ranch to help him on those memoirs never fully understanding why he'd chosen me to spend so many hours with I like to believe it was because I was a good listener he was a great storyteller fabulous colorful anecdotal stories there was a problem with these stories however which I later discovered which is that half of them weren't true but
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Doris Kearns Goodwin:...
Eventually accompanied him to his ranch to help him on those memoirs, never fully understanding why he'd chosen me to spend so many hours with. I like to believe it was because I was a good listener. He was a great storyteller. Fabulous, colorful, anecdotal stories. There was a problem with these stories, however,
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Seth Shostak: ET is...
They get interested in something. Now it's my theory, supported only by anecdotal, personal anecdotal evidence, but nonetheless, that kids get interested in something between the ages of eight and 11. You've got to get them there. So, all right, I give talks to adults, that's fine, but I try
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Why we need to fight...
I didn't do amazing research and studies and take information and present it to people; I didn't have deep, intellectual, scientific debates with people. All I did was share my story. And that's enough for most to understand the anecdotal experiences, the real people behind the data.
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Finding Little Owls in...
But even being 20 centimeters tall, you wouldn't believe this, but apparently anecdotal evidence of people saying. They can catch rabbits, and that will be because they have incredibly strong tarsal bones. They're grip bones are really, really powerful. For such a tiny little bird.
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ET is (probably) out...
off and and I think gee I'd never thought that and then think oh you know read a book or a magazine or whatever they get interested in something now it's my theory supported only by anecdotal personal anecdotal evidence but nonetheless that kids get interested in
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WorldSpace: The world’s...
submitted to meet his family's need all he needed was a book to show him how these anecdotal stories are powerful they are insightful but here's what fires my imagination how do we scale this impact so that we can have life-changing books and information that
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My failed mission to...
is more anecdotal than scientific, more qualitative than quantitative. It is, as anyone who works with data would tell you, hardly a statistically significant or demographically balanced sample. But nonetheless, I find myself thinking about those emails
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A shark-deterrent...
the idea that there's a kernel of truth thought to be important, passed down from generation to generation, so that it actually ends up shaping human behavior? I wanted to test this idea. I wanted to put some science to this anecdotal evidence,
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Michael Lombardi:...
then we've also found things like new species anything you've spent enough time doing the work you love they start naming animals after you right so maybe if I shaved it looked a little bit more like me but very exciting nonetheless so I said you know all these great anecdotal kind of discoveries and we're doing great work now why I expected this kind of mass migration from the shallows
Video examples
Learning from past...
accompanied him to his ranch to help him on those memoirs never fully understanding why he'd chosen me to spend so many hours with I like to believe it was because I was a good listener he was a great storyteller fabulous colorful anecdotal stories there was a problem with these stories however which I later discovered which is that half of them weren't true but
Video examples
Doris Kearns Goodwin:...
Eventually accompanied him to his ranch to help him on those memoirs, never fully understanding why he'd chosen me to spend so many hours with. I like to believe it was because I was a good listener. He was a great storyteller. Fabulous, colorful, anecdotal stories. There was a problem with these stories, however,
Video examples
Seth Shostak: ET is...
They get interested in something. Now it's my theory, supported only by anecdotal, personal anecdotal evidence, but nonetheless, that kids get interested in something between the ages of eight and 11. You've got to get them there. So, all right, I give talks to adults, that's fine, but I try
Video examples
Why we need to fight...
I didn't do amazing research and studies and take information and present it to people; I didn't have deep, intellectual, scientific debates with people. All I did was share my story. And that's enough for most to understand the anecdotal experiences, the real people behind the data.
Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
But even being 20 centimeters tall, you wouldn't believe this, but apparently anecdotal evidence of people saying. They can catch rabbits, and that will be because they have incredibly strong tarsal bones. They're grip bones are really, really powerful. For such a tiny little bird.
Video examples
ET is (probably) out...
off and and I think gee I'd never thought that and then think oh you know read a book or a magazine or whatever they get interested in something now it's my theory supported only by anecdotal personal anecdotal evidence but nonetheless that kids get interested in
Video examples
WorldSpace: The world’s...
submitted to meet his family's need all he needed was a book to show him how these anecdotal stories are powerful they are insightful but here's what fires my imagination how do we scale this impact so that we can have life-changing books and information that
Video examples
My failed mission to...
is more anecdotal than scientific, more qualitative than quantitative. It is, as anyone who works with data would tell you, hardly a statistically significant or demographically balanced sample. But nonetheless, I find myself thinking about those emails
Video examples
A shark-deterrent...
the idea that there's a kernel of truth thought to be important, passed down from generation to generation, so that it actually ends up shaping human behavior? I wanted to test this idea. I wanted to put some science to this anecdotal evidence,
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Rupert Murdoch
American Publisher
People who watch 'Fox News,' you may say, and this is anecdotal, but they are passionate about it. In the most unlikely places, like down in Soho where I used to live, people would come up to me and thank me for it. People I didn't know from a bar of soap. People appreciate that at least they're being heard. It is much more watchable.
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Robert Klein
American Comedian
There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because no one is ever going to seem as funny in a normal conversation as compared to when they're up there onstage in the spotlight making a huge audience keel over with laughter.
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Katherine Dunn
American Novelist
Perhaps the strongest evidence that women have as broad and deep a capacity for physical aggression as men is anecdotal. And as with men, this capacity has expressed itself in acts from the brave to the brutal, the selfless to the senseless.
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Seph Lawless
American Photographer
I'm sick of watching 'Blue Lives Matter' supporters idly stand by any police officer simply because he wears blue, ignoring the facts that should make them cringe in disbelief and horror. Police brutality is systemic, not anecdotal.
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Lee H. Hamilton
American Politician
The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world.
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Justin Hartley
American Actor
I'm second, and so my brother is first. Being second, sometimes you get left out and all of that. The anecdotal stories about the firstborn, the baby, the middle - all of that is true.
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Christina Baker Kline
American Novelist
Hardcovers will never completely disappear. They are delightful to hold; they feel weighty and substantial. But my anecdotal evidence suggests that the world is changing.
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Herman Cain
American Businessman
Polls are inaccurate in my opinion, based upon anecdotal evidence, based upon people that I know.
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Rob Thomas
American Producer
Before Twitter or Facebook, all the fandom that I knew about was anecdotal.
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Michael Shermer
Writer
Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.
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Rupert Murdoch
American Publisher
People who watch 'Fox News,' you may say, and this is anecdotal, but they are passionate about it. In the most unlikely places, like down in Soho where I used to live, people would come up to me and thank me for it. People I didn't know from a bar of soap. People appreciate that at least they're being heard. It is much more watchable.
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Robert Klein
American Comedian
There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because no one is ever going to seem as funny in a normal conversation as compared to when they're up there onstage in the spotlight making a huge audience keel over with laughter.
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Katherine Dunn
American Novelist
Perhaps the strongest evidence that women have as broad and deep a capacity for physical aggression as men is anecdotal. And as with men, this capacity has expressed itself in acts from the brave to the brutal, the selfless to the senseless.
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Seph Lawless
American Photographer
I'm sick of watching 'Blue Lives Matter' supporters idly stand by any police officer simply because he wears blue, ignoring the facts that should make them cringe in disbelief and horror. Police brutality is systemic, not anecdotal.
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Lee H. Hamilton
American Politician
The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal evidence - that America is losing its allure in much of the world.
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Justin Hartley
American Actor
I'm second, and so my brother is first. Being second, sometimes you get left out and all of that. The anecdotal stories about the firstborn, the baby, the middle - all of that is true.
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Christina Baker Kline
American Novelist
Hardcovers will never completely disappear. They are delightful to hold; they feel weighty and substantial. But my anecdotal evidence suggests that the world is changing.
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Herman Cain
American Businessman
Polls are inaccurate in my opinion, based upon anecdotal evidence, based upon people that I know.
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Rob Thomas
American Producer
Before Twitter or Facebook, all the fandom that I knew about was anecdotal.
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Michael Shermer
Writer
Anecdotal thinking comes naturally; science requires training.
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