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Originally Posted by Baron1710
On the ride into work this morning I was reading Making Your Case by Antonin Scalia & Bryan Garner I read a paragraph in there that made me think of this thread.
Some people have wondered why this is a big deal, some have stated it is not a big deal. I don't think anyone here really thinks this is an important issue outside of this...
"When even one of your citations fails to live up to your introductory signal, or is not parenthetically qualified when necessary, all the rest of your citations inevitably become suspect. remember the evidentiary maxim, which pretty well describes the way people (including judges) generally react to intentional or even careless distortion: falsus in uno, falses in omnibus. False in one respect, false in all.
Credibility is paramount no matter who you are or what you are doing without it nothing you say has much weight.
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2 things...
#1 Why were you reading on the ride into work (actually I know the answer to this, but you may want to make it clear to the others on this forum)
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#2 I love it when you use big words...
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