SHIFTING THE BURDEN OF PROOF
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Apr 14, 2007, 11:34:36 AM4/14/07
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The burden of proof is always on the person making the assertion or
proposition. Shifting the burden of proof, a special case of
"argumentum ad ignorantium," is a fallacy of putting the burden of
proof on the person who denies or questions the assertion being made.
The source of the fallacy is the assumption that something is true
unless proven otherwise.
proposition. Shifting the burden of proof, a special case of
"argumentum ad ignorantium," is a fallacy of putting the burden of
proof on the person who denies or questions the assertion being made.
The source of the fallacy is the assumption that something is true
unless proven otherwise.
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