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Read each sentence carefully, then select the type of evidence used in each statement.

I’m drowsy; that must mean I have eaten a lot. That always happens to me on Thanksgiving.



We all know that processing food after you have eaten it takes energy. Therefore, processing a lot of food at one time might make you feel unenergetic and drowsy.



According to a study by the American Dietary Association, eating large amounts of food makes many people feel drowsy.

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1) "I’m drowsy; that must mean I have eaten a lot. That always happens to me on Thanksgiving."
Type: Anecdotal evidence (personal experience).
Why: It's based on a single person's recurring observation, not systematic data.

2) "We all know that processing food after you have eaten it takes energy. Therefore, processing a lot of food at one time might make you feel unenergetic and drowsy."
Type: Mechanistic/theoretical reasoning (causal explanation).
Why: It appeals to a plausible physiological mechanism (energy use in digestion) to infer a causal effect, not to direct data.

3) "According to a study by the American Dietary Association, eating large amounts of food makes many people feel drowsy."
Type: Empirical evidence / appeal to authority (citation of a study).
Why: It cites research (an external study) as evidence for the claim.