What is the wisdom in giving precedence to al-jarh (critique) over al-ta'dil (vindication) in hadith?

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And what is the wisdom in giving precedence to the critic (mujarrih) over the vindicator (mu'addil)?
Because he knows what the vindicator did not know; he knows something extra that the vindicator was unaware of; so he has additional knowledge.

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