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  2. Leading question - Wikipedia

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    Even neutral questions can lead witnesses to answers based on word choice, response framing, assumptions made, and form. The words "fast", "collision" and "How", for example, can alter speed estimates provided by respondents. [6] When someone asks a leading question, they expect the other person to agree with the leading question.

  3. Speech codes theory - Wikipedia

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    People within that culture decide what they feel is mere communication, small talk or normal chitchat. 5. The site of speech codes (The terms, premises, and rules of a speech code are inextricably woven into the speech itself). In order to understand our own speech codes and even another's we must first analyze the speech of native speakers. 6.

  4. Best evidence rule - Wikipedia

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    The best evidence rule is a legal principle that holds an original of a document as superior evidence. The rule specifies that secondary evidence, such as a copy or facsimile , will be not admissible if an original document exists and can be obtained. [ 1 ]

  5. Coordinated management of meaning - Wikipedia

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    Regulative rules: refer to "some sequence of action that an individual undertakes, and they communicate what happens next in a conversation." [1] They are also referred to as "cognitive reorganizations of constitutive rules". [21] In other words, it means the behavior that is requested in certain situations.

  6. Parol evidence rule - Wikipedia

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    The parol evidence rule is a rule in common law jurisdictions limiting the kinds of evidence parties to a contract dispute can introduce when trying to determine the specific terms of a contract [1] and precluding parties who have reduced their agreement to a final written document from later introducing other evidence, such as the content of oral discussions from earlier in the negotiation ...

  7. Evidence (law) - Wikipedia

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    Different types of proceedings require parties to meet different burdens of proof, the typical examples being beyond a reasonable doubt, clear and convincing evidence, and preponderance of the evidence. Many jurisdictions have burden-shifting provisions, which require that if one party produces evidence tending to prove a certain point, the ...

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  9. Federal Rules of Evidence - Wikipedia

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    In general, the purpose of rules of evidence is to regulate the evidence that the jury may use to reach a verdict. Historically, the rules of evidence reflected a marked distrust of jurors. [9] [10] The Federal Rules of Evidence strive to eliminate this distrust, and encourage admitting evidence in close cases. Even so, there are some rules ...