In eyewitness testimony,one swears that what one has observed accurately depicts reality.Because this "fact" has not been determined through the methods of science,it does not meet Comtes' strictest application of ____.

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In eyewitness testimony,one swears that what one has observed accurately depicts reality.Because this "fact" has not been determined through the methods of science,it does not meet Comtes' strictest application of ____.​

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Comte's strictest application of positivism requires that all knowledge be based on empirical observation and scientific methods. Eyewitness testimony, although based on observation, is not necessarily subjected to scientific scrutiny and therefore does not meet this strict application of positivism.

In Eyewitness Testimony,one Swears That What One Has Observed Accurately