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'''Shifting the burden of proof''' is an effort to free [[hypothesis]] or persuasive [[argument]] in debate from [[burden of proof]] by shifting it onto opponent. The critic is deliberately placed in the position of trying to prove negative with respect to original assertive statement. Often it is associated with the blurring of the issue and hiding the true speculative character of hypothesis in order to confuse opponents and/or audience untrained in logical argumentation. According to sound [[science]], the theorist making a historically important claim must assume the responsibility of [[scientific proof|proof]], not the critic.<ref name="Hedtke">{{cite book

'''Shifting the burden of proof''' is an effort to free a [[hypothesis]] or persuasive [[argument]] in debate from the [[burden of proof]] by shifting that burden onto an opponent. The critic is deliberately placed in the position of trying to prove a negative, or to prove a [[null hypothesis]], with respect to the original assertive statement. Often it is associated with the blurring of the issue and hiding the true speculative character of the hypothesis in order to confuse opponents and/or audiences untrained in logical argumentation. According to sound [[science]], the theorist making a historically important claim must assume the responsibility of [[scientific proof|proof]], not the critic.<ref name="Hedtke">{{cite book

|author=Randal Hedtke

|author=Randal Hedtke

|title=Secrets of the Sixth Edition

|title=Secrets of the Sixth Edition

|pages=26–27, 111

|pages=26–27, 111

|isbn=978-0-89051-597-6

|isbn=978-0-89051-597-6

|url= }}</ref> Serious scientists publish their [[scientific evidence|evidence]]  in scientific papers and these include central argument, together with the data that supports it. These requirements are a matter of principle at scientific journals.<ref name="DeniableDarwin">{{cite book

|url= }}</ref> Serious scientists publish their [[scientific evidence|evidence]]  in scientific papers, and these include central argument, together with the data that supports it. These requirements are a matter of principle at scientific journals.<ref name="DeniableDarwin">{{cite book

|author=David Berlinski

|author=David Berlinski

|title=The Deniable Darwin

|title=The Deniable Darwin