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It can be used when referring to a claim or assertion about someone's role or stance that has not been proven or confirmed.
Example: "The defendant's alleged position as a whistleblower was a key point in the trial."
Alternatives: "purported position" or "claimed position".
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"To live as a Muslim in the US you need to compromise," the FBI agent's affidavit said, paraphrasing Craig Baxam's alleged position.
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Ecosystems that have been identified as going beyond one or more of these alleged thresholds the position and presence of which may differ depending on perspective have been referred to as novel (Hobbs et al. 2006).
Another, more subtle version of the fallacy is the circumstantial ad hominem in which, given the circumstances in which the arguer finds him or herself, it is alleged that their position is supported by self-interest rather than by good evidence.
Anthony J. Podlecki argues, however, that Pericles' alleged change of position was invented by ancient writers to support "a tendentious view of Pericles' shiftiness".
The Houthis, like reports of another scorched-earth campaign against alleged al Qaeda positions in the south, of Western journalists being deported without reason, or of CIA officers gunning down would-be kidnappers in Sana'a barbershops, rarely make the front pages.
The high substitution rate of the positively-selected sites gave rise to alleged position-specific codon conservation at adjacent negatively-selected sites (Fig. 5).
This resulted in alleged position-specific codon conservation at adjacent negatively-selected sites.
Their prime position is alleged to be the fruit of legal but unwholesome business practices like price undercutting.
Between March and May 1887, Rosenberg was paid $300, ostensibly for working as a guard at the Customs Office, although it was alleged that Rosenberg's position was a sinecure.
All the other issues to do with her position, the behaviour of her office, alleged or not, is entirely a matter for the Prime Minister".
"It spans at least two generations of soccer officials who, as alleged, have abused their positions of trust to acquire millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks".
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