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testimony

is defined in opposition to evidence. Where there is evidence, there is no testimony, for testimony implies faith, belief, sworn faith, the pledge to tell the truth.

It is possible for testimony to be corroborated by evidence, but the process of evidence is absolutely heterogeneous to that of testimony, which implies faith, belief, sworn faith, the pledge to tell the truth, the 'I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.' Consequently, where there is evidence, there is no testimony.'

is the discursive mode par excellence of our times. We live in the age of testimony.

Citing Elie Wiesel, Felman states: 'It has been suggested that testimony is the literary or discursive mode par excellence of our times, and that our era can precisely be defined as the age of testimony. (Felman 'education and crisis')

is a thing whereby one can tell when witnesses are lying when they tell different stories . . . and also when they tell exactly the same story.

You can be sure that witnesses in court are lying when they tell different stories; also when they tell exactly the same story.

is like an arrow shot from a long bow, the force of it depends on the strength of the hand that draws it. Argument is like an arrow from a cross-bow, which has equal force though drawn by a child.

Testimony is like an arrow shot from a long bow, the force of it depends on the strength of the hand that draws it. Argument is like an arrow from a cross-bow, which has equal force though drawn by a child.

is like an arrow shot from a long bow; the force of it depends upon the strength of the hand that draws it.

Testimony is like an arrow shot from a long bow; the force of it depends upon the strength of the hand that draws it. Argument is like an arrow from a cross-bow, which has equal force though shot by a child.

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