There’s one rule among many which communities use to engender trust within oral traditions. It is, said plainly, do not say anything that you do not know for sure. What does that really mean? It means that embellishment is not allowed. Exaggeration is not allowed. Outright lying is of course not allowed. What about inference? Not if it is stated without qualification.
One Rule
One Rule
One Rule
There’s one rule among many which communities use to engender trust within oral traditions. It is, said plainly, do not say anything that you do not know for sure. What does that really mean? It means that embellishment is not allowed. Exaggeration is not allowed. Outright lying is of course not allowed. What about inference? Not if it is stated without qualification.