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A [rhetorical] and cognitive bias where one aggressively shifts the [burden of proof] onto the opposing side, demanding exhaustive evidence for every claim while providing none for their own assertions, and treating the failure to meet arbitrary standards as proof of falsehood. It often appears in online debates, where one party repeatedly demands “source?” without engaging with content, and after receiving sources, moves the goalposts or demands “higher quality” sources. The bias weaponizes the principle of burden of proof to avoid substantive argument, making [the other side] do all the work while the biased party remains in a position of unchallenged skepticism. It’s a favored tactic of bad-faith debaters and those with Laziness Bias.
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