Talk:Evidential burden
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Terminology on "burden of proof"
[edit]In the United States, the term "burden of proof may variously encompass only the burden of persuasion or, alternatively, one or two other burdens. In its most expansive sense in the United States, the burden of proof includes:
1. Burden of pleading;
2. Burden of production (the evidential burden, or burden of going forward with evidence);
3. Burden of persuasion (e.g., preponderance, clear and convincing, beyond a reasonable doubt).
See generally Barron's Law Dictionary, pp. 55-56 (2nd ed. 1984). In the article, we need to be clear that the term "burden of proof" means various things even within one country. Famspear (talk) 17:31, 10 July 2014 (UTC)