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| Reasons for doubting accuracy: (1) the author a bad observer, hallucinations, illusions, prejudices; (2) the author not well situated for observing; (3) negligence and indifference; (4) fact not of nature to be directly observed | 172 |
| Cases where the author is not the original observer of the fact—Tradition, written and oral—Legend—Anecdotes—Anonymous statements | 177 |
| Special reasons without which anonymous statements are not to be accepted: (1) falsehood improbable because ( a ) the fact is opposed to interest or vanity of author, ( b ) the fact was generally known, ( c ) the fact was indifferent to the author; (2) error improbable because the fact was too big to mistake; (3) the fact seemed improbable or unintelligible to the author | 185 |
| How critical operations are shortened in practice | 189 |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| THE DETERMINATION OF PARTICULAR FACTS |
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