Question

If you were making a claim about the mental state of a character in a story, what types of evidence would you need to provide?

Answer 1

Quotes and details

Step-by-step explanation:

I don't know it just makes sense, cause you're not gonna look for facts or opinions on it, so you look for direct things the character said and or did.

Answer 2

To back up your claim of the mental illness the supposed character has try to find details from the text that support or make connections into why you believe this character has this certain illness. Once finding details give reasoning behind them.
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