On the JTB account, the justification of a belief must tie the belief to reality by giving a sufficient reason to believe the belief is true.

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The JTB (Justified True Belief) account of knowledge holds that for someone to know a proposition, three conditions must be met: the proposition is true, the person believes the proposition, and the person has justification for the belief. The justification component requires that there be sufficient reason or evidence for the belief, effectively tying the belief to reality by showing it to be true.

On the JTB Account, the Justification of a Belief Must