Evidence

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"Evidence" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores themes of identity and humanity through the suspicion that a prominent politician may secretly be a robot.

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instanceOf science fiction short story ⓘ
short story ⓘ
alsoPartOf I, Robot collection ⓘ
linked to: I, Robot

Robot series short stories ⓘ
author Isaac Asimov ⓘ
centralTheme Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ
ethics of robotics ⓘ
humanity ⓘ
identity ⓘ
politics ⓘ
collectedIn I, Robot ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
editorOfFirstMagazineAppearance John W. Campbell ⓘ
exploresQuestion what it means to be human ⓘ
whether behavior defines humanity ⓘ
featuresConcept Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1946 ⓘ
firstPublishedIn Astounding Science Fiction ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
hasCopyrightHolder Estate of Isaac Asimov ⓘ
hasLegalAndPoliticalElements true ⓘ
hasTwistEnding true ⓘ
influencedLaterWorksOn android identity in science fiction ⓘ
robot ethics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Stephen Byerley ⓘ
mainCharacterOccupation politician ⓘ
narrativeDevice investigation into whether a man is a robot ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
originalMedium pulp magazine ⓘ
partOfLargerWorkByAuthor Asimov's positronic robot stories ⓘ
plotFocus suspicion that a politician is secretly a robot ⓘ
publisherOfFirstMagazineAppearance Street & Smith ⓘ
recurringCharacter Susan Calvin ⓘ
linked to: Dr. Susan Calvin
recurringCharacterRole robopsychologist ⓘ
relatedCollection The Complete Robot ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor Little Lost Robot ⓘ
The Evitable Conflict ⓘ
series Robot series ⓘ
setInUniverse Asimov's Robot universe ⓘ
timePeriodOfPublication Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ
usesMotif impossibility of proving humanity conclusively ⓘ

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