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Explain why the following statements is considered to be true.

Evidence obtained directly by internal auditing is generally considered to be more reliable than evidence obtained indirectly.

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Your response is one paragraph and contrasts direct and indirect evidence with examples (100 words).

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There is a "pecking order" of reliability or how persuasive evidence is. The most convincing is outside knowledge parties giving the evidence since they presumably ...

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