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%Truth ↔ testimony

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Testimony is fundamentally linked to truth as it involves the speaker's likelihood of telling the truth [1] and serves as a mechanism for transmitting knowledge based on a source confirming the truth of a belief [2].

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Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact
claimKnowledge can be transmitted between individuals through testimony, where a person's justification for a belief is based on a trusted source confirming its truth.
Epistemological Problems of Testimony plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact
claimA testimonial exchange involves two distinct processes: the production of the speaker's testimony, which relates to the likelihood the speaker tells the truth, and the hearer's consumption of the testimony, which relates to the hearer's ability to monitor for signs of falsehood.