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    Rhetoric & Omission Entry #0595

    The reason a qualifier makes a claim unfalsifiable

    Each hedge removes a case that could have contradicted the claim. Enough of them and nothing observable is inconsistent with it.

    Master
    The hidden part #0595

    Content is what a claim forbids. A qualifier added after the fact removes a prohibition while adding the sound of rigour.

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    Paradox & Proof Entry #0167

    Why proving a negative is harder than proving a positive

    A single instance settles an existence claim. A non-existence claim requires exhausting a space, and spaces are rarely exhaustible.

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    The hidden part #0167

    One instance settles existence. Non-existence requires exhausting a space, so the claim is really a report about the search that was performed.

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