00:01
So for this question, we're asked to figure out why reports should only include the facts and should not include, right, your assumptions or your opinions, etc.
00:16
Right? so we want to only include the facts.
00:19
And why is that? we only want to include the facts because that is what is objective, something you can't deny, and then something that you can present in court.
00:33
What we want to exclude, right, is our opinions, our assumptions, our bias, because that what that does is we are no longer talking about objective facts, but we're now talking about our subjective opinion, which is, right, these are no longer facts, and these can't be presented in court.
01:10
If you write a report where you can tell that you have your emotional reaction, whether it be anger, frustration, etc., and that comes out in your report, that will also come out in court, and it will force you to lose your credibility as an objective witness, right? and if you lose your credibility, then the judge or the jury will no longer listen to the facts because they're distracted by your emotions and your opinions...