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What is multi-fold argument ? please can you explain with examples?
<p>What is multi-fold argument ? please can you explain with examples?</p>
<p>Does multi-fold argument mean multiple stages of proof, where one ends at a stage if the stage is sufficient to prove what is to be proved ? for example, Is the below case a multi-fold argument ?</p>
<p>The is a college C that has the following rules:-</p>
<ol>
<li>Students will not be allowed to enter college it they are late to college.</li>
<li>Students will not be allowed to enter exam hall if they do not have the hall ticket.</li>
<li>Students will not be allowed to given the exam question paper if they are not wearing formal shoes.</li>
</ol>
<p>Student S is late and is without his hall ticket, but is wearing formal shoes. The professor refuse to give him the exam question paper.</p>
<p>When the professor is asked to explain his actions, he says the following:-</p>
<ol>
<li>S is late; and</li>
<li>S does not the hall ticket; and</li>
<li>even if S is allowed into the college, S would not be allowed in the hall because he does not have a hall ticket.</li>
</ol>
<p>Is the professor's explanation a multi-fold argument ?</p>
<p>Tks in advance
jo</p>

<p>A multi-fold argument is one that has multiple independent grounds upon which a decision can be reached.</p>
<p>The distinction between such arguments and arguments based upon a single ground is important in the doctrine of collateral estoppel because it impacts which basis of a court decision can be considered judicially determined in a later lawsuit involving some of the same parties.</p>
