If the possibility of deception necessitates that a subject (S) requires positive reasons to believe a testifier (T), then there is an equally strong reason to require that a subject (S) have positive reasons to believe that the objects of their perceptually-based beliefs are genuine.

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  Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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• Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• testimonially-based beliefs concept
• perceptual beliefs concept