Definitions of Evidence| Frame | Type | Definition |
| Assessing | E | Some fact perceived by the Assessor which leads to their evaluation of the Phenomenon . |
| Awareness | P | The source of awareness or knowledge which can be expressed in a PP Complement: |
| Becoming_aware | P | The Evidence is some fact that allows the Cognizer to become aware of something. It is normally expressed with PP- from : |
| Coming_to_believe | C | Words in this frame may occur with a PP headed by from which expresses the Evidence on which knowledge or belief is based: I have learned from experience that poison oak can be painful. |
| Estimated_value | P | Some fact perceived by the Cognizer which has contributed to their estimation of the Value . |
| Estimating | P | Some fact perceived by the Cognizer which contributes to their estimation of the Feature 's Value . |
| Expectation | P | Words in this frame may occur with a PP headed by from which expresses the Evidence on which knowledge or belief is based: I have learned from experience that poison oak can be painful. |
| Grasp | P | Evidence marks expressions that indicate the source of the Cognizer's knowledge. |
| Make_cognitive_connection | P | The phenomenon which proves the causal connection. |
| Mental_activity | E | The source of awareness or knowledge of the Content . |
| Obviousness | P | A state-of-affairs that has a bearing on whether the Phenomenon will be perceived or apprehended cognitively. Evidence is often metonymically indicated by the mention of an entity whose existence or whose properties are relevant. Some lexical units such as visible , audible etc. which refer directly to perception in a particular modality incorporate the Evidence frame element. |
| Opinion | E | The events or states-of-affairs that form the basis for the Cognizer 's Opinion . |
| Predicting | P | This Frame Element marks expressions that denote a set of facts on the basis of which the Speaker makes the prediction. |
| Relating_concepts | C | The phenomenon that points to or proves the connection between Concept_1 and Concept_2 . Generally expressed as an external. |