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Unlike the burden of proof — which pressures others to produce impossible evidence — the appeal to ignorance shuts down the conversation by pretending that not having definitive proof is the same thing as being exonerated.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
But again, your editorial seems intentionally to miss the point: The burden of proof is on those who claim that sanctuary policies do not attract the people they are designed to shield.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
The league spokesperson didn’t immediately know if the burden of proof changed with the new policy last year.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
In this scenario, auditors would independently verify every calculation, effectively shifting the burden of proof back onto themselves to ensure that the AI performed correctly.
—Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
But again, your editorial seems intentionally to miss the point: The burden of proof is on those who claim that sanctuary policies do not attract the people they are designed to shield.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
The league spokesperson didn’t immediately know if the burden of proof changed with the new policy last year.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 May 2025
In this scenario, auditors would independently verify every calculation, effectively shifting the burden of proof back onto themselves to ensure that the AI performed correctly.
—Mike Whitmire, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Burden of proof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burden%20of%20proof. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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burden of proof
: the responsibility of producing sufficient evidence in support of a fact or issue and favorably persuading the trier of fact (as a judge or jury) regarding that fact or issue
the burden of proof is sometimes upon the defendant to show his incompetency—W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.
compare standard of proof
W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.Note: The legal concept of the burden of proof encompasses both the burdens of production and persuasion. Burden of proof is often used to refer to one or the other. Burden of proof and burden of persuasion are also sometimes used to refer to the standard of proof.
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