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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mradtke66" data-source="post: 708977" data-attributes="member: 4199">Standard debate rule.  The party who makes the positive claim is responsible for citing a source/providing evidence.  You make the claim, you support the clean.  The other party is in the default state of "unconvinced."Now, the other party can say, "That is not true!"   That is also a positive claim and would have the responsibility to support it with evidence.The common example as why this is an absolute requirement is flying:"I can fly!"vs. "Prove I cannot fly!  In the case of court, the state is making the positive claim.  It is their responsibility to support the claim.</blockquote>

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