Students in previous versions of this JFK course have found it helpful to organize their thoughts on various important ideas by summarizing the evidence for and against them on individual pages, which I call evidence sheets. These sheets start with very simple propositions such as "At least one shot was fired that day" and range upward in complexity until they reach the critical "JFK was killed by a conspiracy" and "JFK was not killed by a conspiracy." These evidence sheets are filled out as the semester progresses, and eventually reach 20–30 in number. This year's format will be simpler than the last time around. Next to each piece of evidence will be written whether it is direct or indirect, testimonial or demonstrative, and weak or strong (these terms are described in the essay on evidence). At the bottom will be summarized the strength of the evidence for and against and whether the proposition is retained or rejected. These sheets will also offer external participants the chance to simultaneously focus on the evidence in the same way that we do, and to comment on the choice of evidence and how we evaluate it.

1. At least one shot was fired. Blank Filled in
2. At least two shots were fired. Blank Filled in
3. At least three shots were fired. Blank Filled in
4. At least one shooter fired. Blank Filled in
5. At least two shooters fired. Blank Filled in
6. Three or more shooters fired. Blank Filled in
7. Shots were fired from at least two locations. Blank Filled in
8. At least one shot was fired from the rear. Blank Filled in
9. At least one shot was fired from the front or side. Blank Filled in
10. At least one shot was fired from the TSBD. Blank Filled in
11. At least one shot was fired from the grassy knoll. Blank Filled in
12. At least one shot was fired from the Dal-Tex Building Blank Filled in
13. At least one shot was fired from the County Courts Building Blank Filled in
14. At least one shot was fired from some other location. Blank Filled in
15. Kennedy's torso was hit from the rear. Blank Filled in
16. Kennedy's throat was hit from the front. Blank Filled in
17. Kennedy's head was hit from the rear. Blank Filled in
18. Kennedy's head was hit from the front or side. Blank Filled in
19. Kennedy and Connally were hit in the back by the same bullet (single-bullet theory). Blank Filled in
20. A Mannlicher-Carcano rifle was fired. Blank Filled in
21. Some other type of rifle was fired. Blank Filled in
22. More than one type of rifle was fired. Blank Filled in
23. The bullet that hit Kennedy's body came from Oswald's Mannlicher-Carcano. Blank Filled in
24. The bullet that hit Kennedy's head came from Oswald's Mannlicher-Carcano. Blank Filled in
25. The bullet that hit Connally's body came from Oswald's Mannlicher-Carcano. Blank Filled in
26. Oswald brought his rifle to the TSBD. Blank Filled in
27. Oswald's rifle was fired that day. Blank Filled in
28. Oswald fired his rifle that day. Blank Filled in
29. Oswald acted alone. Blank Filled in
30. Oswald conspired with the FBI. Blank Filled in
31. Oswald conspired with the CIA. Blank Filled in
32. Oswald conspired with the Mob. Blank Filled in
32. Oswald conspired with the anti-Castro Cubans. Blank Filled in
33. Oswald conspired with the KGB. Blank Filled in
34. Lee Harvey Oswald participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in
35. The CIA participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in
36. The FBI participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in
37. Anti-Castro Cubans participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in
38. The Mob participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in
39. The Dallas Police Department participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in
40. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in
41. The Secret Service participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in
42. Texas oilmen participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in
43. The KGB participated in a conspiracy. Blank Filled in

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