Black Swan Scientific Investigator’s Handbook

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Across
  1. 1. Having a college degree doesn’t make someone a(n) __ witness.
  2. 3. evidence that is so strong that it settles the question entirely
  3. 5. a word or phrase that tells the reader how confident you are in your conclusion
  4. 6. two or more sources reached the same conclusion without any contact or communication with each other
  5. 8. evidence that gives straightforward proof of an act
  6. 10. Jumping to __ is deciding the answer before looking at all the evidence
  7. 11. to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly
  8. 13. Raw evidence means nothing if no one asks whether it is actually __.
  9. 15. someone who has something to gain from the outcome i __
  10. 16. A good BSSI agent never claims more than the __ proves.
  11. 18. something someone says is true, but it still needs to be verified
  12. 20. A great investigator is willing to __ their conclusion when the evidence demands it.
  13. 21. __ evidence includes photos, objects, documents
  14. 22. expert testimony is not automatically __
  15. 23. this is true regardless of who says it or what they believe
  16. 25. Always acknowledge in the evidence
  17. 26. evidence that has been verified and independently confirmed
Down
  1. 2. Being __ or well-respected does not make someone credible.
  2. 4. directly related to and important for the topic being discussed
  3. 7. evidence that implies something happened
  4. 9. something accepted as true without proof
  5. 10. an animal or creature whose existence is claimed
  6. 12. a different, ordinary explanation that could account for the same evidence
  7. 14. a warning sign that something about a piece of evidence deserves extra scrutiny
  8. 17. evidence that is fully explained by a proven cause, and doesn’t point toward the claim.
  9. 18. this requires proof that one event actually produced the other
  10. 19. Don’t __ explanations by only considering the most exciting explanation instead of testing all of them.
  11. 24. __ piece of evidence is never enough to prove the truth.