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Convergence to Evidence

When to use

• An explainer or investigation has several threads and needs a "they all point here" moment
• A verdict or conclusion must feel earned, because the audience watched the pieces come together
• A documentary or essay needs to turn a pile of clues into one decisive exhibit
• A pitch or report must show that multiple independent signals agree on one finding
• A true-crime, history, or science story reaches its turning point: the moment scattered facts become proof
• You have 3–6 supporting points and one central piece of evidence they all support

Workflow

1. Name the evidence and the tributaries (input: your argument → output: convergence plan)
   Write the central evidence first, in one sentence: the quote, the document, the measurement, the exhibit. Then list 3–6 tributaries — the claims, clues, or data points that point at it. Each tributary gets ≤8 words ("Three witnesses, same time", "Sensor logged 41.2°C"). If a tributary does not actually support the evidence, cut it now — convergence only works when every incoming piece genuinely points the same way. The evidence sentence must be checkable on screen (a visible quote, figure, or document), not a vague claim.
2. Place the tributaries around the frame (input: convergence plan → output: layout)
   The evidence lands centre-screen as a card. The tributaries start at the frame edges — top-left, top-right, left, right, bottom-left, bottom-right — small chips or short text lines, dimmed to 70% opacity. Give each tributary a distinct start position and a distinct flight path angle; two tributaries flying the same line look like a duplicate. Keep the centre empty at the start: the convergence needs somewhere to go, and an empty centre creates the pull.
3. Choreograph the flight (input: layout → output: timing map)
   Total duration 4–6 seconds. Tributaries fly in staggered: one every 250–350ms, each travelling 1.2–1.8 seconds along a slightly curved path toward the centre. The curve matters — a straight-line rush feels mechanical, a gentle arc (control point offset 40–80px perpendicular to the direct line) feels pulled, like gravity. Easing: ease-in cubic for the first third (accelerating inward), then ease-out for the final approach (decelerating into the landing). The evidence card itself stays hidden until the first tributary is halfway in.

Template preview

Convergence to Evidence — Starter Template

Fill in every {placeholder}. Every tributary must genuinely support the evidence — cut any that does not.

Convergence plan

• Central evidence (one sentence, checkable on screen): {quote / figure / document}
• Verdict line (beneath the evidence): {one line, e.g. The timeline holds.}
• Tributaries (3–6, ≤8 words each):

1. {tributary} — start position: {edge + corner}
2. {tributary} — start position: {edge + corner}
3. {tributary} — start position: {edge + corner}
4. {tributary} — start position: {edge + corner}
5. {tributary} — start position: {edge + corner} (add/remove rows to match count)

Layout

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