Vol. 18 No. 2 (2016): Standards of Proof

This issue discusses the logical structure and uses of Standards of Proof (SofP). Regarding the structure, the author of the main text maintains that the SofP admit being reconstructed as thresholds or prototypes. Regarding the uses, the author indicates that the EdPs are not only used to distribute false positives and false negatives --as a widely spread position maintains--, but also, they influence the number of total errors produced by the adjudication system, and even model the form that the proven facts take. The way SofP works is illustrated with an exercise that shows their status as both prototype and threshold.