This type of supporting evidence is used to help prove an idea or a point, however It cannot stand on its own, it is used as a supplementary tool to help prove a primary piece of evidence. What is…

The correct answer is B. Corroborative evidence. Corroborative evidence strengthens or confirms a primary piece of evidence but cannot stand independently to prove a fact on its own. It plays a supplementary role. Circumstantial evidence implies guilt or a fact through inference and can sometimes stand alone. Opinion evidence…

Submitted by carlos_mx· Apr 18, 2026Incident Response and Recovery

Question

This type of supporting evidence is used to help prove an idea or a point, however It cannot stand on its own, it is used as a supplementary tool to help prove a primary piece of evidence. What is the name of this type of evidence?

Options

ACircumstantial evidence
BCorroborative evidence
COpinion evidence
DSecondary evidence

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A
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B
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C
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D
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Explanation

Corroborative evidence strengthens or confirms a primary piece of evidence but cannot stand independently to prove a fact on its own. It plays a supplementary role. Circumstantial evidence implies guilt or a fact through inference and can sometimes stand alone. Opinion evidence is expert or lay opinion testimony. Secondary evidence is a copy of original evidence. Only corroborative evidence is specifically defined as supplementary support for primary evidence.

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#Evidence types#Corroboration#Digital forensics#Incident investigation

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