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	{{pe}}A principal of sound argument that posits that one need not prove a negative. Because it’s impossible to prove a negative. It’s hard enough to prove a positive (the best you can do is point to an absence of contradictory evidence).		{{a\|plainenglish\|[[File:Nasty.jpg\|thumb\|450px\|center\|A freeze-frame that will drive you insane.]]}}A principal of sound argument that posits that one need not prove a negative. Because it’s impossible to prove a negative. It’s hard enough to prove a positive (the best you can do is point to an absence of contradictory evidence).

	The principle is evidenced as well as anywhere by Mike and Vyvyan:		The principle is evidenced as well as anywhere by Mike and Vyvyan: