有理有据 (yǒu) — well-grounded, with both reason and evidence

Definition

An idiom praising an argument or analysis as both logical and backed by evidence. Use it when a statement is thoroughly reasoned, not just opinionated.

idiom

well-groundedwith both reason and evidence

Examples

有理有据，。
Tā de fēn xī yǒu, ràng rén bù dé bú xìn fú.
His analysis is well-grounded and makes people convinced.
有理有据。
Xiě lùn wén shí yí dìng yào zuò dào yǒu.
When writing a thesis, you must make sure it's well-grounded.
有理有据，。
Tā shuō huà yǒu, dà jiā dōu yuàn yì tīng tā de jiàn yì.
She speaks with reason and evidence, so everyone is willing to listen to her advice.

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