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The Assurance View is a philosophical theory specifically concerning the nature of testimony, which defines the act of testifying as an invitation to trust rather than the provision of evidence [1]. This view characterizes the speech act of telling as a way for a speaker to guarantee the truth of a proposition to an audience [2], thereby establishing an interpersonal relationship through the act of testimony [3].
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Epistemological Problems of Testimony plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimProponents of the Assurance View maintain that the speech act of telling is central to understanding the relationship between a speaker and their audience, as telling involves a speaker inviting their audience to trust that a proposition is true, effectively guaranteeing the truth of the proposition.
claimProponents of the Assurance View of testimony argue that when a speaker tells an audience that a proposition p is true, the speaker is assuring the audience that p is the case, thereby establishing an interpersonal relationship between the speaker and the audience.
Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimThe Assurance View of testimony posits that a testifier is not offering evidence to the recipient, but is instead asking the recipient to trust them, which is inconsistent with the recipient basing their belief on evidence.