Evidence (Not)

The common understanding of evidence is this:  A public body, say, needs some evidence from you. You submit the evidence. They consider the evidence. Then there is a fair judgement on the basis of the evidence. But the reality may be far from this. In my experience, a lot can go wrong on these assumptions. The most common problem, I think, is this:  Said public body thanks one for the evidence (no details to identify which evidence), states that they have thoughtfully considered it, and that on this basis they have reached a decision. But they may have done nothing of the sort. OBSERVATION: This is just one of a range of potential problems surrounding evidence. (And there are some simple ways of countering them).