"an absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" Isn't that taught in..uh..I ...

themitigating · on Aug 9, 2022

No, that's insane. That means I can just tell people you might have raped someone, I don't have any evidence but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.

https://medicine.uq.edu.au/article/2019/04/you-look-do-not-f...

addingnumbers · on Aug 9, 2022

That's why I referred to it as a psychological trick.

They should be open and forthcoming about their level of confidence, instead of using the least worrying language they can offer while remaining technically correct.