The 'Detective' thought experiment illustrates a problem with the Inheritance View: a hearer can be justified in believing a conclusion (that there is exactly one thief) based on testimony from multiple sources (detectives Dell and Doris), even if the underlying evidence for that conclusion (Dell's evidence that Steph is guilty vs. Doris's evidence that Seth is guilty) conflicts and would not justify the conclusion if combined.

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  Epistemological Problems of Testimony

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• Inheritance View concept
• Steph entity