Which of the following is NOT a description of presumption?
A)It identifies the shortcomings in existing beliefs and behaviors.
B)It identifies sources of information which provide good reasons for changing belief or behavior.
C)It describes existing beliefs, policies, practices, or institutions.
D)It is a decision rule that determines what the advocate must prove in testing the propositions as a hypothesis.

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Presumption does not identify the shortcomings in existing beliefs and behaviors; rather, it refers to an assumption that is taken as true until evidence is presented to the contrary. Choices B, C, and D describe aspects related to the evaluation or support of beliefs, policies, practices, or the procedural aspect of testing propositions, which can be related to the concept of presumption in argumentation or debate but do not directly describe identifying shortcomings in existing beliefs and behaviors.

Which of the Following Is NOT a Description of Presumption