Remember that the evidence for your essay includes the anecdotes, clarifying examples, facts, and illustrations you've gathered from your research. Each piece of evidence you include should support your thesis statement. In most cases, you'll want to start by giving general statements and build your arguments from there, ending with specific facts. Your evidence should be:

• Accurate

• Arranged in a logical manner

• Authoritative

• Relevant

• Straightforward, and not manipulated

• Sufficient to support your thesis (prove your point)