What is an anecdote? why don't anecdotes bring us closer to truth in describing psychological phenomena? use your knowledge of critical thinking and research methods to elaborate on your answer?

Anecdote is an amusing story regarding a certain individual.

Anecdote couldn't bring us closer to the truth because the way individuals perceive our situation is extremely different from one another.

For example, when facing a similar circumtances (like getting fired from the job), two people could had two different anecdotes. One of them might thinnk that he/she has been treated unfairly for example while the other believe that they got what they deserve.