“Extrinsic proofs include empirical evidence such as facts, data, artifacts, and the testimony of authorities and witnesses” (Crowley and Hawhee, 267) All of these aspects of extrinsic proofs remind me of a typical case in a courtroom. For Thursday October 14th’s responding response I will analyze a courtroom hearing I had concerning an MIP charge. I will briefly go over the extrinsic proofs used against me in the courtroom, while explaining the significance of technology when discovering the validity of a book or document through extrinsic proof.
About a year ago I was involved in a bench trial where I pleaded innocent to an MIP charge I received in the fall of 2009. In fact, if you have never been involved in a court case where you are pleading innocent, they are actually quite informative. The evidence against me was over whelming. Very much like Aristotle’s definition of extrinsic proof, facts, data, objects, and testimonies of authorities and witnesses were all used in deciding my sentence. Facts were presented to the judge explaining the situation in which I received my MIP. First, background information of the event, as far as when, where, who, what, were all explained to the judge. Next, data was given to the judge, and this is what ultimately deciphered my case. The data used against me was a pen test that the officer initiated on me at the scene. And later I would go about saying the pen test was inaccurate due to the fact that I had misplaced my contacts that day. Finally, testimonies were given by me, my witnesses, and the officer. I will not go over the specifics, but as you can see, Aristotle’s extrinsic proofs are used today in a typical court case. Other than using extrinsic proofs to decide a case in a courtroom, we need extrinsic proof to decide whether books are valid as well.
The other day I was wondering around the old Terrell library and just couldn’t help but notice the wear and tear of some of these books. While I opened one of the books to check the date published, an odd looking bug crawled out that must have been eating lunch. How can we trust a book that was published in the 1800’s? Well, we have extrinsic proof, purpose, context, points of view; all of these go into the process of evaluating the validity of a book or source. In ancient times, credibility from a rhetor was either situated or invented. People had to determine the credibility of a rhetor by understanding the background of the rhetorician; exploring his character, personality, financial stability, etc. Today, we are able to type the title and date of a book, or author into a search bar and receive numerous facts on that book, allowing us to induce whether or not the book is valid.
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