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
surface form: I, Robot collection

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 of America
surface form: United States
editorOfFirstMagazineAppearance John W. Campbell Jr.
surface form: 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 universe
surface form: Asimov's positronic robot stories
plotFocus suspicion that a politician is secretly a robot
publisherOfFirstMagazineAppearance Street & Smith
recurringCharacter Dr. Susan Calvin
surface form: Susan Calvin
recurringCharacterRole robopsychologist
relatedCollection The Complete Robot
relatedWorkByAuthor The Rest of the Robots
surface form: Little Lost Robot

The Evitable Conflict
series Robot series
setInUniverse Asimov's positronic robot universe
surface form: Asimov's Robot universe
timePeriodOfPublication Golden Age of Science Fiction
usesMotif impossibility of proving humanity conclusively

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