What counts as evidence?
Four Panchatantra stories distinguish a sign from the explanation imposed on it.
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Strong-Tooth and the palace sweeper
Notice how a king tests a rumor only when a second claim concerns something he knows about himself.
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The three rogues and the Brahman’s goat
Ask why contradictory descriptions seem credible when their speakers appear unrelated.
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The cave that answered the jackal
Compare checking a suspicion from outside the danger with entering to investigate it.
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The loyal mongoose and the bloodstained welcome
End with real evidence interpreted too quickly, and a correction that cannot undo the harm.
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Which detail changed when you returned to the source? Keep that question with you as you choose another route.
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