Level 5 — Advanced · Technical & Evaluative Speaking
Drill 74: Judging Evidence Sufficiency Out Loud
Say a piece of evidence and a conclusion, then judge live whether the evidence is actually enough to support it — building on Lesson 74's evidence-sufficiency skill.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this drill, you should be able to:
- State a piece of evidence and a conclusion it's being asked to support
- Judge out loud whether the evidence is sufficient, weak, or mixed
- Name a specific way the evidence could be made stronger
Introduction
Lesson 74 taught you to ask "is this evidence enough?" rather than just "does evidence exist?" This drill puts that judgment under a timer — no rehearsing your verdict in advance.
Shadow the Model
Three customers complained about slow delivery this month. Therefore, our delivery service has gotten worse. That judgment is weak — three complaints out of an unknown total isn't enough to prove a system-wide decline.
Shadow this twice. Notice the judgment doesn't just say "weak" — it immediately gives the reason, in the same breath.
Your Turn
Your Turn
Think of a piece of evidence and a conclusion from your own work or studies. In 35 seconds, state the evidence, state the conclusion, then judge out loud whether the evidence is sufficient, weak, or mixed — and why.
Speak now — evidence, conclusion, judgment with a reason
Record Yourself
Record your evidence, conclusion, and judgment, then check your reason was specific, not just 'because it's not enough.'
Model Answer
Show a model answer
There's no single correct topic — what matters is a real judgment with a reason attached. One natural version: "Two of our twelve warehouses reported shortages last month. Therefore, the inventory system needs a full redesign. That's weak — two out of twelve is a small fraction, and we don't know if those two share a local cause instead of a system-wide one." Check that your own verdict names a specific weakness, not a vague "it's not enough evidence."
Vocabulary in Context
verdictnounformal
a judgment reached after weighing evidence (রায়/সিদ্ধান্ত)
Often with deliver a verdict, reach a verdict, final verdict
“My verdict on the evidence: not enough to conclude yet.”
fractionnounneutral
a small part of a whole (অংশ)
Often with only a fraction, a small fraction, fraction of
“Only a fraction of drivers replied to the survey.”
Self-Check
Self-Check
- Did you speak the evidence, conclusion, and judgment without a long planning pause?
- Did your judgment include an actual reason, not just a bare word like "weak"?
- Was your reasoning about the evidence's size, relevance, or reliability — not something unrelated?
Next: Speaking 75 — Comparing Two Sources Out Loud: stating a claim from two different sources and judging, live, which one is actually more trustworthy.