Concept · Foundations
Burden of Proof in Interpretation
The principle that the person proposing a non-literal reading bears the burden of showing why the literal reading fails and why the proposed alternative is better supported by the text.
Why it matters
Without a clear burden of proof, interpretation becomes a free-for-all where any reading is as good as any other.
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