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Mikeisha
ANSWERS: 10
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You are not positive what they say isn't true so you choose to go along with them until proven otherwise
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Go along with it so he/she can find out for themself they're wrong.
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To 'give' someone a favorable judgement, in the absence of, or without full evidence to the contrary yo...
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to decide in their favor. not to pre judge or if it looks like it could go either way give them the benefit of the doubt.
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When they're telling you something and you're not sure whether they are telling the truth/ whether they are correct but you're not sure yourself ...you may decide to give them the benefit of the doubt ...just to be fair or not to offend them or because you think they probably know more about the subject than you do... in case they ARE right.
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Believe the person, even though you aren't sure if you should.
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To not ascribe the worst case scenario to them or the situation.
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Believe what they say if you are really unsure of it. +5
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A wonderful question. A subject that a lot of people have probed into before, as well. Some privy folks will even declare one should utilize heedfulness when asking a question such as this one.
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"Noun benefit of the doubt 1. A favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence. 2. (cricket) The principle employed by umpires in cases of uncertainty concerning a batsman possibly being out, in which the decision must be in the batsman's favour." Source and further information: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/benefit_of_the_doubt
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