Conclusive Overclaim
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Example wrong choices
22154_retreat_cabin_presumption · EVIDENCE · Choice AThere is a rebuttable presumption Peter did commit suicide because the medical examiner listed the manner of death as "suicide."
Why it's attractive
It uses the correct rebuttable shape but points the presumption toward suicide.
Why it's wrong
It uses the correct rebuttable shape but points the presumption toward suicide.
22154_retreat_cabin_presumption · EVIDENCE · Choice BThere is a conclusive presumption that the heater leaked by accident based on the county fire investigator's statement.
Why it's attractive
It turns one official view into an unanswerable legal command.
Why it's wrong
It turns one official view into an unanswerable legal command.
22154_retreat_cabin_presumption · EVIDENCE · Choice DThere is a conclusive presumption Peter did commit suicide because the medical examiner listed his manner of death as "suicide."
Why it's attractive
It makes the medical examiner's label impossible to rebut.
Why it's wrong
It makes the medical examiner's label impossible to rebut.
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