You cant prove something like that wasn't done.
Agreed, but to me, whomever makes a claim carries the burden of proof regardless of positive or negative content in the claim.
Technically, not true.
If I say, "The election was not rigged." That cannot be proven and there is no burden to prove that it wasn't. A negative statement is a counter to the affirmative statement, "The election was rigged." The person saying it was rigged has the burden of proof. If no one made thr affirmative statement, then the negative statement can be dismissed as a straw man because no one said it was.
If I say, "The election was not rigged." That cannot be proven and there is no burden to prove that it wasn't.
Not really.
If you categorically state something there must be evidence behind it for you to be certain. If you were to say, "The election was not rigged, as far as I can tell," there'd be no burden of proof on your part. For you to make what amounts to a factual claim, you need to be able to support it if you want to be taken seriously.
The same goes for the other side of the argument that the election was rigged / stolen. If you are going to make that claim you must have evidence to support it. (Looking at you, Rudy G.)
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