To some lawyers, all facts are created equal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Lawyers often treat every fact as equally important, regardless of its relevance.
- In plain terms
- All facts are seen as equally important.
- What can you take from it?
- Evaluate facts based on relevance, not just presence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you determine a fact's relevance?
- When might treating facts equally be harmful?
Another view
Not all facts have the same impact on an outcome.
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