The Fact
Testimonial injustice occurs when prejudice causes a listener to give an unfairly reduced level of credibility to a speaker.
What This Means
Whether evidence is believed can be influenced by assumptions about who is speaking, not only by the quality of what they say.
Sources
- Fricker, M. (2007). Epistemic Injustice, Chapter 1, “Testimonial Injustice.” Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198237907.003.0002