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    Rhetoric & Omission Entry #0596

    Why naming a bias is not refuting an argument

    Where a claim came from and whether it holds are separate questions. A motive can be identified accurately and the claim still be true.

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    The hidden part #0596

    Provenance sets how much checking a claim deserves, not whether it is true. Naming the motive is the beginning of the work, not the end.

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