Evidence is information that gives you a reason to support, question or revise an explanation.
It could be an observed action, a record, a repeated result or a reliable account. What counts as useful evidence depends on the question. A feeling tells you something about your experience. It doesn’t automatically tell you what another person intended.
"They don’t care" is a conclusion. What happened?
They missed an appointment. They apologised. They have done it three times. Or this is the first time, and they told you about an emergency.
The details change what you can reasonably conclude. So does what happens next.
The Hidden Hero’s Journey brings this distinction into its exploration of meaning. You can take your disappointment seriously while looking closely at the information around it. You aren’t required to choose between believing every interpretation and dismissing yourself.
A kinder explanation isn’t automatically more accurate. Neither is the harshest one.
Interpretation examines the meaning you give the details. Confirmation bias asks which details become easier to notice once you already favour an explanation.
Noba’s Judgment and Decision Making explains how people evaluate information and reach conclusions. Read it for a psychological account of the difference between an answer that feels convincing and one supported by the available information.