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This is the lawyer's take on that old philosophical adage: [[the onus of proof is on the person making an existential claim]]. | This is the lawyer's take on that old philosophical adage: [[the onus of proof is on the person making an existential claim]]. | ||
A general approach which might fortify you should you wish to strike | A general approach which might fortify you should you wish to strike [[incluso]]s from your documents: imagine trying to argue the counter-proposition before a court, without willing the ground open up and swallow you. Thus: | ||
:“Your honour, it says “in writing”. But the defendant only sent me an ''email''!” <br> | :“Your honour, it says “in writing”. But the defendant only sent me an ''email''!” <br> | ||
:“I see. And how did the defendant communicate | :“I see. And how did the defendant communicate in that email?” <br> | ||
:“Well, it | :“Well, it sent me an email.” <br> | ||
: | :“So you say. And was the email in the form of an animated GIF or something?” <br> | ||
:“No.” <br> | :“No.” <br> | ||
:“Was it in the form of a series of depictions of semaphore flags which, when taken together, spelt out a message somehow non-verbally?” <br> | :“Was it in the form of a series of depictions of semaphore flags which, when taken together, spelt out a message somehow non-verbally?” <br> | ||