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In ordinary disputes, Mill notes, the burden of proof falls on whoever argues for restricting liberty or for treating people unequally. What does he say happens to this rule when it is applied to the subordination of women?
A
It is suspended: Mill alone is expected to refute every argument ever made and prove a negative, while defenders of custom benefit from a presumption in their favor
B
It is applied normally, and defenders of the existing inequality are held to the strictest proof
C
It is reversed entirely, so defenders of custom must prove their case twice over
D
Mill says this rule of evidence has never applied to any political or legal question
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