anecdotal evidence

noun

: evidence in the form of stories that people tell about what has happened to them

His conclusions are not supported by data; they are based only on anecdotal evidence.

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For now, this kind of anecdotal evidence is all that’s out there—there’s little research putting tirzepatide and semaglutide’s side effects head-to-head on a wide scale. —Julia Ries, Health, 13 May 2025

But now, according to anecdotal evidence, some of that reluctance is easing. —Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 May 2025

The survey broadly mirrors anecdotal evidence that has emerged from Greenland in recent days in which people have been expressing consternation and confusion, but also a limited degree of excitement at Trump's proposal. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025

But based on smaller studies and anecdotal evidence, experts say that sophisticated imaging techniques now enable surgeons to focus on areas of the brain much more precisely than in the 1950s, reducing the risks involved. —Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025