The statement in this example is not about an observable event (it includes the
private-event qualifier, "knowingly"). If a scoundrel presents good data or a
logical argument, the fact that it came from a scoundrel should not make a
difference.
Rick Adams wrote:
> If, for example, I read the statement "I have never knowingly or
> deliberately committed an immoral act," it will make quite a bit of
> difference whether that statement was made by:
>
> 1. Former Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall.
>
> 2. Evangelist Billy Graham.
>
> 3. President Bill Clinton.
>
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