👉 In a court of law or in political contexts, "preponderance" is a legal concept where the evidence presented by one party is more likely to establish their position than that of another. This means that if all other evidence points towards a conclusion against the opponent's position, then the preponderance argument favors that party over the opposing party. For example, in a court case, if there are two witnesses with conflicting testimony about whether a defendant committed a crime, and one witness is more likely