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2. So profoundly that it need not be said out loud. | 2. So profoundly that it need not be said out loud. | ||
“'' | “''By handing Roger the keys Elaine made it clear she trusted him ~ ''.” | ||
3. Indicative of a state of mind or knowledge one ''wishes'' one had had; that it would have been most ''convenient'' for one to have had but, on the plain facts available to any attentive bystander, it would have been quite preposterous for one to have ''actually'' had: | 3. Indicative of a state of mind or knowledge one ''wishes'' one had had; that it would have been most ''convenient'' for one to have had but, on the plain facts available to any attentive bystander, it would have been quite preposterous for one to have ''actually'' had: | ||
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“''I believed ~ that this was a work event.''” | “''I believed ~ that this was a work event.''” | ||
[[Implicit belief]] is a kind of dark inversion of [[constructive knowledge]]: whereas the latter is a hypothetical state of mind one claims not to have had but | [[Implicit belief]] is a kind of dark inversion of [[constructive knowledge]]: whereas the latter is a hypothetical state of mind one claims not to have had but a court finds any half-decent person would have had, “implicit belief” is a state of mind one claims to have had but, no-one with any common decency can possibly have had. | ||
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*[[Constructive knowledge]] | *[[Constructive knowledge]] | ||