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example, that this conviction may run counter to another conviction, the one
that tells us that eating faster saves time. One therefore sees that the
conception of what constitutes conviction, which may appear to be based on a
differentiation of the means of proof or abilities at play, is often also on the
isolation of certain types of data within a much more complex set.”
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Nevertheless recognizing the existence of a “definable nuance” between the
two notions, Perelman proposes a distinction predicated on another criterion,
which he describes as being “quite similar in its consequences yet different ...