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Ye , b one implie con dence

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Al ho gh e me and a me bo h mean " o ake ome hing a e," "p e me" implie mo e
con dence o e idence backed ea oning. An "a mp ion" gge he e i li le e idence
ppo ing o g e . Think ca ef ll befo e ing hem in e changeabl o o ma lo e ome
meaning.

A me and e me bo h mean " o ake ome hing fo g an ed" o " o ake ome hing a e." The diffe ence
be een he o d lie in he deg ee of con dence held b he peake o i e . If he o he i making an
info med g e ba ed on ea onable e idence, e me i he o d o e; if a g e i made ba ed on li le o no
e idence, a me i all ed. (Thi i no e, ho e e , in he legal ca chph a e "p e med innocen n il
p o en g il ." Tha en e of e me i epa a el de ned a " o ppo e o be e i ho p oof" and i ba ed
on he fac ha legal em g an he p e mp ion of innocence, he eb placing he b den of p oof on he
p o ec ion.)

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'P e me' i he o d o e if o ' e making an info med g e ba ed on ea onable e idence. If o ' e making
a g e ba ed on li le o no e idence, he o d o e i 'a me'.

O igin f P e me .A me
In he 1828 An Ame ican Dic iona of he Engli h Lang age, Noah Web e nicel di ing i he he diffe en
e of he o d . He de ne e me a " o ake o ppo e o be e o en i led o belief, i ho e amina ion
o po i i e p oof, o on he eng h of p obabili ," and a me a " o ake fo g an ed, o i ho p oof; o
ppo e a a fac ." The e mologie of he e o d e ec Web e ' de ning. Bo h o d l ima el de i e f om
he La in e b me e, meaning " o ake." The ance o of e me a fo med b joining ha e b i h he
La in p e ae- ( e- in Engli h), meaning "befo e," he ea he ance o of a me a fo med i h ad-,
meaning " o" o " o a d." T an la ed: ae me e mean " o ake in ad ance," and ad me e, " o ake o
one elf." Hence, fo Web e , o p e me ome hing a o ake i o be e o likel in ad ance beca e i i
"en i led o belief" o beca e of " he eng h of p obabili ," and o a me ome hing a o ake i and adop
i a fac .

The c en de ni ion of e me i " o e pec o a me e peciall i h con dence," hich indica e ha


a me and e me ha e become in e changeable, and in ac al age hi i of en he ca e.

An ob e e o ld a me ha all of h man and ho ebi d alike a e g il of heliola


( o hip of he n).
Geo ge Tha che , The Bilo i (Mi i i i) S n He ald, 22 Jan. 2013

Con me accep he fac ha decaffeina ed coffee co mo e han eg la coffee. The a me


ha decaffeina ed coffee i made b p ing eg la coffee h o gh an e a p oce ha emo e
pa of he caffeine, and i i logical ha an e a p oce ho ld add o he co of he ni hed
p od c .
Bill Gold, The Wa hing on Po , 2 Dec. 1980

Ame ican pa en like me j a me ha e'll ha e o cha e o kid a o nd he pa k all af e noon


o pend half a dinne pa p ing hem o bed.
Pamela D cke man, B inging U B b , 2012

The p h fo men o e p e hei feeling p e me ha e ha e feeling , and e do ha e a fe ,


b he emain bme ged, and he ai ing of hem of en iola e hei a hen ici . Roge
Ro enbla , Time, 7 Dec. 1998

The animal i p e med o ha e died f om dela ed complica ion , ch a e e e maln i ion and
gene al debili a ion, he emic p ead of infec ion, o po ibl pne monia.
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Jane D. G o e al., Re ea ch & E lo a ion, S mme 1993

Thi book i mean o be acce ible o an one, i ho p e ming an in-dep h kno ledge of
Canadian ocie on he pa of he eade .
Will Fe g on, Bea Ti f om Moo e Ja , 2004

Tho gh e me i gene all in e changeable i h a me, i ill end o impl a con dence held b he
peake o i e ha i no a ocia ed i h a me hich i de ned a " o ake a g an ed o e." Thi
di inc q ali of e me mean ha he o d i no a e non m of a me. When a me i b i ed fo
e me, ome hing ma be lo .

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