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Lesson 7: Evidence Is Not Proof

Differentiate between evidence and proof. Evaluate the transferability of evidence across different settings.

Visualize this: it’s a hot summer day and you bite into a delicious ice cream cone. Refreshing, right? But now imagine it’s the dead of winter. Would that ice cream bring the same joy on a freezing morning? Probably not. Just like ice cream is delightful in the summer but less appealing in the cold, evidence that holds true in one context might come up …

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