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Evidence and inference

Connect a claim to evidence without overclaiming.

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Connect a claim to evidence without overclaiming.

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01The available evidence points to [a funding proposal] as a meaningful factor.The available evidence points to a funding proposal as a meaningful factor. · German parallel: Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Förderantrag] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.02The available evidence points to [a delayed product launch] as a meaningful factor.The available evidence points to a delayed product launch as a meaningful factor. · German parallel: Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine verspätete Produkteinführung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.03The available evidence points to [the team’s research findings] as a meaningful factor.The available evidence points to the team’s research findings as a meaningful factor. · German parallel: Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [die Forschungsergebnisse des Teams] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.04The available evidence points to [a customer complaint] as a meaningful factor.The available evidence points to a customer complaint as a meaningful factor. · German parallel: Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Kundenbeschwerde] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.05The available evidence points to [a public-transport plan] as a meaningful factor.The available evidence points to a public-transport plan as a meaningful factor. · German parallel: Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Plan für den Nahverkehr] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.06The available evidence points to [a difficult staffing decision] as a meaningful factor.The available evidence points to a difficult staffing decision as a meaningful factor. · German parallel: Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine schwierige Personalentscheidung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.

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01The available evidence points to [a funding proposal] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD001 · The available evidence points to [a funding proposal] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Förderantrag] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.02The available evidence points to [a delayed product launch] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD002 · The available evidence points to [a delayed product launch] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine verspätete Produkteinführung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.03The available evidence points to [the team’s research findings] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD003 · The available evidence points to [the team’s research findings] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [die Forschungsergebnisse des Teams] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.04The available evidence points to [a customer complaint] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD004 · The available evidence points to [a customer complaint] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Kundenbeschwerde] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.05The available evidence points to [a public-transport plan] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD005 · The available evidence points to [a public-transport plan] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Plan für den Nahverkehr] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.06The available evidence points to [a difficult staffing decision] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD006 · The available evidence points to [a difficult staffing decision] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine schwierige Personalentscheidung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.07The available evidence points to [the revised budget] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD007 · The available evidence points to [the revised budget] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [das überarbeitete Budget] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.08The available evidence points to [an accessibility requirement] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD008 · The available evidence points to [an accessibility requirement] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Anforderung an Barrierefreiheit] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.09The available evidence points to [a cross-border partnership] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD009 · The available evidence points to [a cross-border partnership] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine grenzüberschreitende Partnerschaft] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.10The available evidence points to [the first pilot results] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD010 · The available evidence points to [the first pilot results] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [die ersten Ergebnisse des Pilotprojekts] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.11The available evidence points to [a neighbourhood meeting] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD011 · The available evidence points to [a neighbourhood meeting] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [ein Treffen im Stadtteil] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.12The available evidence points to [a climate-adaptation project] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD012 · The available evidence points to [a climate-adaptation project] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [ein Klimaanpassungsprojekt] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.13The available evidence points to [a sensitive policy change] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD013 · The available evidence points to [a sensitive policy change] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine sensible Regeländerung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.14The available evidence points to [the quarterly forecast] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD014 · The available evidence points to [the quarterly forecast] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [die Quartalsprognose] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.15The available evidence points to [a mentoring conversation] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD015 · The available evidence points to [a mentoring conversation] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [ein Mentoring-Gespräch] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.16The available evidence points to [a data-security review] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD016 · The available evidence points to [a data-security review] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Datenschutzprüfung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.17The available evidence points to [a conference presentation] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD017 · The available evidence points to [a conference presentation] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Konferenzvortrag] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.18The available evidence points to [a supplier contract] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD018 · The available evidence points to [a supplier contract] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Lieferantenvertrag] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.19The available evidence points to [a community health initiative] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD019 · The available evidence points to [a community health initiative] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Gesundheitsinitiative im Quartier] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.20The available evidence points to [a university curriculum] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD020 · The available evidence points to [a university curriculum] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [ein Hochschulcurriculum] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.21The available evidence points to [a housing-development plan] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD021 · The available evidence points to [a housing-development plan] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Wohnungsbauplan] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.22The available evidence points to [a service outage] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD022 · The available evidence points to [a service outage] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Dienstausfall] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.23The available evidence points to [a museum exhibition] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD023 · The available evidence points to [a museum exhibition] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Museumsausstellung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.24The available evidence points to [a volunteer programme] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD024 · The available evidence points to [a volunteer programme] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [ein Freiwilligenprogramm] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.25The available evidence points to [a language-learning project] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD025 · The available evidence points to [a language-learning project] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [ein Sprachlernprojekt] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.26The available evidence points to [a new reporting process] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD026 · The available evidence points to [a new reporting process] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen neuen Berichtsprozess] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.27The available evidence points to [a workplace conflict] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD027 · The available evidence points to [a workplace conflict] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Konflikt am Arbeitsplatz] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.28The available evidence points to [an environmental impact assessment] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD028 · The available evidence points to [an environmental impact assessment] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.29The available evidence points to [a remote-work arrangement] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD029 · The available evidence points to [a remote-work arrangement] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Regelung zur Telearbeit] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.30The available evidence points to [a healthcare appointment system] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD030 · The available evidence points to [a healthcare appointment system] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [ein Terminvergabesystem im Gesundheitswesen] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.31The available evidence points to [a local election debate] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD031 · The available evidence points to [a local election debate] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine kommunale Wahldebatte] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.32The available evidence points to [a software migration] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD032 · The available evidence points to [a software migration] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Softwaremigration] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.33The available evidence points to [a research collaboration] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD033 · The available evidence points to [a research collaboration] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Forschungskooperation] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.34The available evidence points to [a training workshop] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD034 · The available evidence points to [a training workshop] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Fortbildungsworkshop] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.35The available evidence points to [a press statement] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD035 · The available evidence points to [a press statement] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Presseerklärung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.36The available evidence points to [a proposed timetable] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD036 · The available evidence points to [a proposed timetable] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen vorgeschlagenen Zeitplan] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.37The available evidence points to [a family-care arrangement] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD037 · The available evidence points to [a family-care arrangement] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Regelung zur Familienpflege] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.38The available evidence points to [a grant evaluation] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD038 · The available evidence points to [a grant evaluation] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Fördermittelbewertung] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.39The available evidence points to [a library modernisation] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD039 · The available evidence points to [a library modernisation] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [eine Modernisierung der Bibliothek] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.40The available evidence points to [an emergency response plan] as a meaningful factor.C1EVD040 · The available evidence points to [an emergency response plan] as a meaningful factor. / Die verfügbaren Belege deuten darauf hin, dass [einen Notfallplan] ein wesentlicher Faktor ist.41[X] is necessary but not sufficient for [Y].CLF041 · [X] is necessary but not sufficient for [Y]. / [X] ist notwendig, aber nicht hinreichend für [Y].42[X] alone is not enough to [V].CLF042 · [X] alone is not enough to [V]. / [X] allein reicht nicht aus, um [V].43[X] suggests that [Y], but it doesn't prove it.CLF051 · [X] suggests that [Y], but it doesn't prove it. / [X] deutet darauf hin, dass [Y], beweist es aber nicht.44[X] is consistent with [Y], but it could also mean [Z].CLF052 · [X] is consistent with [Y], but it could also mean [Z]. / [X] passt zu [Y], könnte aber auch [Z] bedeuten.45One possibility is that [X]; another is that [Y].CLF054 · One possibility is that [X]; another is that [Y]. / Eine Möglichkeit ist, dass [X]; eine andere ist, dass [Y].46We cannot rule out [X].CLF055 · We cannot rule out [X]. / Wir können [X] nicht ausschließen.47If [X] were true, we would expect [Y].CLF056 · If [X] were true, we would expect [Y]. / Wenn [X] zuträfe, würden wir [Y] erwarten.48For [X] to be true, [Y] would need to be the case.CLF057 · For [X] to be true, [Y] would need to be the case. / Damit [X] zutrifft, müsste [Y] der Fall sein.49This explains [X], but it doesn't explain [Y].CLF058 · This explains [X], but it doesn't explain [Y]. / Das erklärt [X], aber nicht [Y].50[X], whereas [Y].CLF063 · [X], whereas [Y]. / [X], wohingegen [Y].51Compared with [X], [Y] offers [Z].CLF064 · Compared with [X], [Y] offers [Z]. / Im Vergleich zu [X] bietet [Y] [Z].52[X] may be true for [Y], but not for [Z].CLF065 · [X] may be true for [Y], but not for [Z]. / [X] mag für [Y] gelten, aber nicht für [Z].53That assumes that [X], which may not hold.CLF066 · That assumes that [X], which may not hold. / Das setzt voraus, dass [X], was möglicherweise nicht zutrifft.54A useful test would be whether [X].CLF067 · A useful test would be whether [X]. / Ein sinnvoller Test wäre, ob [X].55I would revise [X] if [Y].CLF070 · I would revise [X] if [Y]. / Ich würde [X] neu bewerten, wenn [Y].

01Agreement and disagreementRespond constructively to another view.02Qualification and hedgingMake precise, proportionate claims.03Probability and predictionDiscuss likelihood, risk, and uncertainty.04Clarification and reformulationRepair and sharpen meaning in conversation.