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Independent sources

Sources that each found something out separately. Hearing a claim many times only adds up if the sources are independent; people repeating one person are one source.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can count how many independent sources a claim really has, by asking where each got it from.

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  1. 1

    Foundation

    You can count how many independent sources a claim really has, by asking where each got it from.

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    Reliable sourceStrong and weak evidenceIndependent sources add up the way pieces of evidence do.

Your path here

What's still between you and Independent sources, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

  1. 1BeliefDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  2. 2KnowledgeDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  3. 3TestimonyDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  4. 4Reliable sourceDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  5. 5Good reasonsDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  6. 6EvidenceDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  7. 7Strong and weak evidenceDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology
  8. 8Independent sourcesDepth 1 · Foundation · Epistemology

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