Proof by Examples: Difference between revisions

* If you are trying to prove that something is ''possible'', as opposed to trying to prove that something is ''true''. Demonstrating that X is ''always'' Y is a substantial burden of proof. Demonstrating that X is ''sometimes'' Y requires a minimum of one positive example.

* The speaker has a [[Word of God|definitive authority]] to name the characteristics of something. If Anne McCaffery says that a dragon is a genetically engineered beast ridden by an order of warriors on a planet called "Pern" one can assume that to be an accurate description of dragons, in the writings of Anne McCaffery.

 

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