Thursday, December 04, 2008
What does it feel like to be an Enterprise Architect?
The antipattern known as shifting the burden of proof is something that many of us are plagued with...
Person A: X is objectively better than Y
Person B: I am skeptical. I have not seen you present any evidence that X is better than Y.
Person A: In that case YOU prove that Y is better than or equal to X.
It is allegedly a misuse of burden rules for person A to turn the burden back on B. It is being compared to:
Person A: Santa exists.
Person B: I am skeptical that Santa exists. I have not seen you present any evidence that Santa exists.
Person A: In that case, you prove that Santa doesn't exist.
| | View blog reactionsPerson A: X is objectively better than Y
Person B: I am skeptical. I have not seen you present any evidence that X is better than Y.
Person A: In that case YOU prove that Y is better than or equal to X.
It is allegedly a misuse of burden rules for person A to turn the burden back on B. It is being compared to:
Person A: Santa exists.
Person B: I am skeptical that Santa exists. I have not seen you present any evidence that Santa exists.
Person A: In that case, you prove that Santa doesn't exist.
