21 Aug 1815

Jug True

I. Prolegomena

Ch. Imperfection Evidenciary

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§. Marks of verity

1. Essentially concomitant circumstances viz. individualizing d o and designation of the individual portion of time a portion of space occupied by the event or state of things in question.

Supposing the statement true, no matter of what number of those concomitant circumstances is made to accompany the designation made of the main or principal event or state of things: be the number ever so great the probability of its being regarded as false is not encreased in any degree from that magnitude. On the other hand suppose the statement given of the main or principal event or state of things false, in which case all the designation given of the supposed and alledged concomitant circumstances, circumstances by which that event or state of things being exhibited as true is stated to have been accompanied, the greater the number is of these circumstances their falsity stated as having had existence which is included in the designation given of the main or principal event or state of things, the greater is the probability that the statement which by the supposition is false will appear to be so and will be regarded as being so.

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If the statement of the principal event be true, by/the report of no number of these individualizing circumstances can any encreased chance of falsification be produced: if false, the greater the number of them, the greater the chance of falsification.