Greetings, I have an affadavit from someone at a government agency. Their affadavit is already very inconsistent and not very believable. But there is something very peculiar and amusing.
Alice states the following:
"However, I am informed by Bob, and believe, that prior to Event X, the department did a whole bunch of things precisely by the book involving Buzzword A, Buzzword B, Buzzword C. This includes... Big Fat Lie."
I think that what Alice has done is blatant because Bob is a minor character. It is as though Bob can lie to Alice and she can state her belief in that lie, without having perjured herself. Is this a tactic that some people do?
I was hoping to get some advice on how to most effectively make Alice someone who cannot be believed. I have come up with 3 options below, any suggestions appreciated!
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1. Demonstrate the absurdity of the claim in humiliating detail, then say "Alice should not believe everything that Bob has been telling her"
This is what I have done
2. As above, but say "Bob does not sound like a very credible person to believe"
This is my way of saying that Alice is using Bob to lie without actually saying that.
3. As above, but directly say that I think that Alice is using Bob in order to lie because the claim is too ridiculous
This is what I am thinking of saying
Alice states the following:
"However, I am informed by Bob, and believe, that prior to Event X, the department did a whole bunch of things precisely by the book involving Buzzword A, Buzzword B, Buzzword C. This includes... Big Fat Lie."
I think that what Alice has done is blatant because Bob is a minor character. It is as though Bob can lie to Alice and she can state her belief in that lie, without having perjured herself. Is this a tactic that some people do?
I was hoping to get some advice on how to most effectively make Alice someone who cannot be believed. I have come up with 3 options below, any suggestions appreciated!
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1. Demonstrate the absurdity of the claim in humiliating detail, then say "Alice should not believe everything that Bob has been telling her"
This is what I have done
2. As above, but say "Bob does not sound like a very credible person to believe"
This is my way of saying that Alice is using Bob to lie without actually saying that.
3. As above, but directly say that I think that Alice is using Bob in order to lie because the claim is too ridiculous
This is what I am thinking of saying