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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
My point is the difference semantically between 'plausible' and 'reasonable' is that 'reasonable' connects more directly to an objective standard; whereas, 'plausibility,' by its very definition, imports a subjective point of view of the judge and the Court.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse discusses the semantic differences between 'plausible' and 'reasonable' in legal terms.

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