Is indication a synonym of weak evidence?
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I wonder if indication, evidence, and proof are simply weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence?
For example, in a case like
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43695/do-big-insurance-companies-use-obfuscated-contract-to-hide-exhorbitant-fees
There is plenty of evidence that agents that work for Avrist give misleading, if not fraudulent, information to the customer.
- Some of the evidence is that the fee is exorbitant.
- Another evidence is the agents avoid "explaining" their own product in public. It's as if they want to explain only privately so they can lie. But they avoid doing so in public because the public can scrutinize their fraudulent or misleading explanation.
- They also avoid giving explanations in writing.
Would it be correct to say that there are "indication" of fraud on the companies and the whole industries?
That way we're not saying that they commit fraud for sure. We're saying that we have reasonable evidences to believe they do.
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I wonder if indication, evidence, and proof are simply weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence?
For example, in a case like
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43695/do-big-insurance-companies-use-obfuscated-contract-to-hide-exhorbitant-fees
There is plenty of evidence that agents that work for Avrist give misleading, if not fraudulent, information to the customer.
- Some of the evidence is that the fee is exorbitant.
- Another evidence is the agents avoid "explaining" their own product in public. It's as if they want to explain only privately so they can lie. But they avoid doing so in public because the public can scrutinize their fraudulent or misleading explanation.
- They also avoid giving explanations in writing.
Would it be correct to say that there are "indication" of fraud on the companies and the whole industries?
That way we're not saying that they commit fraud for sure. We're saying that we have reasonable evidences to believe they do.
meaning
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Not so sure about "indication" but those are definitely indicators of potential fraud.
– Mohit
Mar 30 at 10:33
I edited your quotation so that it matches the actual source. When providing a quote, please try to get it as close to the original as you can.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 30 at 13:48
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Here's a deep dive into evidence, indicator, and indicator evidence: plato.stanford.edu/entries/evidence
– Keep these mind
Mar 30 at 14:05
Indications is a rough synonym of evidence and yes it is generally a bit weaker, but a lot depends on the phrasing. All of those factors strongly indicate that... / are strong indications that... is not really different from together those factors amount to strong evidence that..... Proof is just evidence that makes / should make us treat something as fact. How strong that evidence needs to be depends very much on the context. If you are suing for breach of contract, for example, it just needs to make it seem more likely than not, so doesn't really need to be that strong.
– Minty
Mar 30 at 17:52
Okay thank you. So Indication, evidence, and proof are roughly synonym. They're just weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence
– obfuscated
Mar 31 at 6:20
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I wonder if indication, evidence, and proof are simply weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence?
For example, in a case like
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43695/do-big-insurance-companies-use-obfuscated-contract-to-hide-exhorbitant-fees
There is plenty of evidence that agents that work for Avrist give misleading, if not fraudulent, information to the customer.
- Some of the evidence is that the fee is exorbitant.
- Another evidence is the agents avoid "explaining" their own product in public. It's as if they want to explain only privately so they can lie. But they avoid doing so in public because the public can scrutinize their fraudulent or misleading explanation.
- They also avoid giving explanations in writing.
Would it be correct to say that there are "indication" of fraud on the companies and the whole industries?
That way we're not saying that they commit fraud for sure. We're saying that we have reasonable evidences to believe they do.
meaning
edited Mar 30 at 13:47
Jason Bassford
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I wonder if indication, evidence, and proof are simply weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence?
For example, in a case like
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43695/do-big-insurance-companies-use-obfuscated-contract-to-hide-exhorbitant-fees
There is plenty of evidence that agents that work for Avrist give misleading, if not fraudulent, information to the customer.
- Some of the evidence is that the fee is exorbitant.
- Another evidence is the agents avoid "explaining" their own product in public. It's as if they want to explain only privately so they can lie. But they avoid doing so in public because the public can scrutinize their fraudulent or misleading explanation.
- They also avoid giving explanations in writing.
Would it be correct to say that there are "indication" of fraud on the companies and the whole industries?
That way we're not saying that they commit fraud for sure. We're saying that we have reasonable evidences to believe they do.
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Not so sure about "indication" but those are definitely indicators of potential fraud.
– Mohit
Mar 30 at 10:33
I edited your quotation so that it matches the actual source. When providing a quote, please try to get it as close to the original as you can.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 30 at 13:48
1
Here's a deep dive into evidence, indicator, and indicator evidence: plato.stanford.edu/entries/evidence
– Keep these mind
Mar 30 at 14:05
Indications is a rough synonym of evidence and yes it is generally a bit weaker, but a lot depends on the phrasing. All of those factors strongly indicate that... / are strong indications that... is not really different from together those factors amount to strong evidence that..... Proof is just evidence that makes / should make us treat something as fact. How strong that evidence needs to be depends very much on the context. If you are suing for breach of contract, for example, it just needs to make it seem more likely than not, so doesn't really need to be that strong.
– Minty
Mar 30 at 17:52
Okay thank you. So Indication, evidence, and proof are roughly synonym. They're just weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence
– obfuscated
Mar 31 at 6:20
add a comment |
Not so sure about "indication" but those are definitely indicators of potential fraud.
– Mohit
Mar 30 at 10:33
I edited your quotation so that it matches the actual source. When providing a quote, please try to get it as close to the original as you can.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 30 at 13:48
1
Here's a deep dive into evidence, indicator, and indicator evidence: plato.stanford.edu/entries/evidence
– Keep these mind
Mar 30 at 14:05
Indications is a rough synonym of evidence and yes it is generally a bit weaker, but a lot depends on the phrasing. All of those factors strongly indicate that... / are strong indications that... is not really different from together those factors amount to strong evidence that..... Proof is just evidence that makes / should make us treat something as fact. How strong that evidence needs to be depends very much on the context. If you are suing for breach of contract, for example, it just needs to make it seem more likely than not, so doesn't really need to be that strong.
– Minty
Mar 30 at 17:52
Okay thank you. So Indication, evidence, and proof are roughly synonym. They're just weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence
– obfuscated
Mar 31 at 6:20
Not so sure about "indication" but those are definitely indicators of potential fraud.
– Mohit
Mar 30 at 10:33
Not so sure about "indication" but those are definitely indicators of potential fraud.
– Mohit
Mar 30 at 10:33
I edited your quotation so that it matches the actual source. When providing a quote, please try to get it as close to the original as you can.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 30 at 13:48
I edited your quotation so that it matches the actual source. When providing a quote, please try to get it as close to the original as you can.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 30 at 13:48
1
1
Here's a deep dive into evidence, indicator, and indicator evidence: plato.stanford.edu/entries/evidence
– Keep these mind
Mar 30 at 14:05
Here's a deep dive into evidence, indicator, and indicator evidence: plato.stanford.edu/entries/evidence
– Keep these mind
Mar 30 at 14:05
Indications is a rough synonym of evidence and yes it is generally a bit weaker, but a lot depends on the phrasing. All of those factors strongly indicate that... / are strong indications that... is not really different from together those factors amount to strong evidence that..... Proof is just evidence that makes / should make us treat something as fact. How strong that evidence needs to be depends very much on the context. If you are suing for breach of contract, for example, it just needs to make it seem more likely than not, so doesn't really need to be that strong.
– Minty
Mar 30 at 17:52
Indications is a rough synonym of evidence and yes it is generally a bit weaker, but a lot depends on the phrasing. All of those factors strongly indicate that... / are strong indications that... is not really different from together those factors amount to strong evidence that..... Proof is just evidence that makes / should make us treat something as fact. How strong that evidence needs to be depends very much on the context. If you are suing for breach of contract, for example, it just needs to make it seem more likely than not, so doesn't really need to be that strong.
– Minty
Mar 30 at 17:52
Okay thank you. So Indication, evidence, and proof are roughly synonym. They're just weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence
– obfuscated
Mar 31 at 6:20
Okay thank you. So Indication, evidence, and proof are roughly synonym. They're just weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence
– obfuscated
Mar 31 at 6:20
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Not so sure about "indication" but those are definitely indicators of potential fraud.
– Mohit
Mar 30 at 10:33
I edited your quotation so that it matches the actual source. When providing a quote, please try to get it as close to the original as you can.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 30 at 13:48
1
Here's a deep dive into evidence, indicator, and indicator evidence: plato.stanford.edu/entries/evidence
– Keep these mind
Mar 30 at 14:05
Indications is a rough synonym of evidence and yes it is generally a bit weaker, but a lot depends on the phrasing. All of those factors strongly indicate that... / are strong indications that... is not really different from together those factors amount to strong evidence that..... Proof is just evidence that makes / should make us treat something as fact. How strong that evidence needs to be depends very much on the context. If you are suing for breach of contract, for example, it just needs to make it seem more likely than not, so doesn't really need to be that strong.
– Minty
Mar 30 at 17:52
Okay thank you. So Indication, evidence, and proof are roughly synonym. They're just weak evidence, normal strength evidence, and very strong evidence
– obfuscated
Mar 31 at 6:20