Anything that is used to prove the existence or nonexistence of a fact is called which of the following?

A) Circumstantial evidence
B) Rules of evidence
C) Direct evidence
D) Evidence

Direct Evidence

Evidence that directly proves a fact without the need for any inference or presumption, such as testimony from a witness about what they personally observed.

Circumstantial Evidence

Evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact, such as a fingerprint at the scene of a crime, rather than direct evidence like eyewitness testimony.

Existence

The state or fact of being real, present, or in operation.