An anecdote
Long ago, my English teacher seemed to have told us that 'Anecdote' is not only an obscure story about a person like what dictionaries explain, but also someone's own theory that he believes is truth, while it may not, and is known by most people, while it isn't. For example, I believe something is true but that could be just an anecdote of mine. Am I correct?

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An anecdote
Long ago, my English teacher seemed to have told us that 'Anecdote' is not only an obscure story about a person like what dictionaries explain, but also someone's own theory that he believes is truth, while it may not,  and is known by most people, while it isn't. For example, I believe something is true but that could be just an anecdote of mine. Am I correct?

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Not quite. I think your teacher was referring to the concept of 'anecdotal evidence' i.e. evidence made up of unreliable stories.

For instance if somebody believes something based on anecdote alone, their belief would be unreliable.

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Anecdote only has the meaning of a story.  It doesn't also have the meaning of a generally accepted theory.

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" Anecdote"  Is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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