The defeasibility theory adds a further condition to the standard account of knowledge, namely, that
A) no other evidence (TRUE statements) could undermine your original justification.
B) the belief be a private one.
C) it ignore irrelevant evidence (all FALSE statements).
D) your evidence (TRUE statements) be defended by scientific principles.

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Defeasibility theory suggests that for a belief to constitute knowledge, there must not be any true evidence that, if added to the original justification, would undermine that justification. This means knowledge must be such that no further true information could defeat the justification for the belief.

The Defeasibility Theory Adds a Further Condition to the Standard