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Sheldon Whitehouse: “My point is the difference semantically between 'plausible' and 'reasonable' is that 'reasonable' connects more directly…”

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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