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William Seger

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38. Less snarky response

Reply to eomer (Reply #23)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 01:23 PM

Sep 2012

Circumstantial evidence is evidence in which an inference is required to connect it to a conclusion of fact, like a fingerprint at the scene of a crime. By contrast, direct evidence supports the truth of an assertion directly—i.e., without need for any additional evidence or the intervening inference.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumstantial_evidence

It is possible to get a criminal conviction based only on circumstantial evidence, provided that the required inference is both valid and sound "beyond reasonable doubt."

If you think Mr. . . has built such a case against Rumsfeld, then I sincerely hope that neither of you are ever asked to serve on a jury. (OK, it's only a slightly less snarky response.)

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William Seger - Please come to the Window of Exposure thread . . Sep 2012 #11

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Read the article William Seger Sep 2012 #14

Proof in a criminal case is not the same thing as proof in Mathematics. eomer Sep 2012 #15

There's only one standard for what constitutes a "valid" logical inference William Seger Sep 2012 #17

quote: "and it isn't necessary to put a name to the fallacy involved" . . Sep 2012 #21

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I did William Seger Sep 2012 #36

But, of course, a valid logical inference is not the standard in a criminal case. eomer Sep 2012 #23

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Say WHAT?!? What country do you live in? William Seger Sep 2012 #34

Less snarky response William Seger Sep 2012 #38

This person is a runner . . Sep 2012 #20

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I'm "suggesting" exactly what I said William Seger Sep 2012 #18

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Are you saying that you still don't understand William Seger Sep 2012 #35

But anyway, here's the dubious premise behind your faulty logic William Seger Sep 2012 #37

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