Truth is not always equally divided. We say, There are two sides to every story, but that doesn't mean both sides equally contain the truth. Both sides can claim the truth, but usually only one side has it.
You can say, Both are wrong. As the old Buffalo Springfield song said, "Nobody's right, if everybody's wrong."
I guess I think that is a cop-out. It is a stab at being fair, and it tries for impartiality. But, real impartiality is in considering all things, and then letting the verdict fall where it will, even if it falls all on one side.
Impartiality doesn't divide the truth, and doesn't waste it. It doesn't cut through the middle just so it can say it is in the middle. Impartiality picks a side when a side is right.
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