Choosing the Best Text Evidence: The Supreme Court Tomato Case

Khan Academy

This engaging educational video uses a real Supreme Court case from 1893 to teach students how to evaluate and select the best textual evidence to support a claim. The narrator presents the case of Nix v. Hedden, which legally decided whether a tomato should be classified as a fruit or a vegetable for tax purposes. By using a concrete, slightly humorous historical example, the video makes the abstract concept of argumentation and evidence selection accessible and memorable.