>>>>>>>>>Facts != Truth
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Hmm. So something can be a fact but not true?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>A set of facts, each individually true, may not sum up to the "truth".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Can you give an example ?
>>>>>
>>>>>The blind men and the elephant.
>>>>>
>>>>>You're conflating a set of facts with a single fact. You're right, that any single fact is true. But, a set of facts may not add up to a complete "truth" - they may be shown to be "half-truths".
>>>>
>>>>Everyone seems to be putting 'truth' in quotes!
>>>>And what on earth is a 'half-truth'. Do two of them make a 'truth' or a quarter truth? Is there a such a thing as a quarter-truth?
>>>>
>>>>And if a set of facts do not provide a definitive conclusion then the conclusion reached is not 'truth'.
>>>>Arrrggggg. Done it myself now.......... :-}
>>>
>>>Now you know why we have the practice of law :)
>>
>>Oddly enough I read a legal piece the other day advising lawyers on how to 'slant' the 'Statement of Facts' - obviously this is not regarded as a contradiction in the legal trade.
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>Or even unethical, for that matter. Not quite sure what that says about the legal profession, but I'm sure it says something ...

Haven't you heard about the standard reference for lawyers? -- "Legal Ethics and How to Avoid Them".