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"Experience shows that..." (Whose experience? What was the experience? How does it demonstrate
this?)
"It has been mentioned that..." (Who are these mentioners? Can they be trusted?)
"Popular wisdom has it that..." (Is popular wisdom a test of truth?)
"Commonsense has it/insists that..." (The common sense of whom? Who says so? See "Popular
wisdom" above, and "It is known that" below)
"It is known that..." (By whom and by what method is it known?)
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