The following passage includes the assertion that the defendant had a history of violent behavior. Suppose you know this assertion to be entirely false. Reconstruct the argument in accordance with the principle of charity. In order to reconstruct it, you will have to rephrase some of the sentences, ignore some material, and also make implicit premises explicit. The conclusion is also implicit.
The evidence is clear. The defendant has a history of violent behavior. Her hair and fingerprints were found on the murder weapon. She was seen exiting the victim’s house shortly after the murder. She boarded a flight for Cancún the day after the crime. And finally, the victim had recently ended a sentimental relationship between himself and the accused.
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