Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Hearsay? Of course!

Not hearsay?

“It’s a rather serious book based on interviews, not just hearsay,” said Patrick Jarreau, one of the editors of Le Monde, though the book does circulate old rumors that the authors say cannot be confirmed.


I don't think so.

If one doesn't have a picture or a document, even interviews should be considered hearsay.

True, hearsay usually means what one has heard orally from another, not having seen the event occur oneself.

But in a book detailing events, interviews are hearsay.

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