cogent evidence

cogent evidence
noun
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
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if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it

Syn: ↑proof
Hypernyms: ↑evidence, ↑grounds

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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