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In a civil action for breach of contract, plaintiff P calls witness B to testify that B did not breach the contract. P seeks to impeach B’s credibility by offering evidence that B has a poor reputation for truthfulness among his business associates. The defense objects. Which statement best describes the controlling doctrine on character evidence as it relates to witness credibility and its application to this scenario?

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Extrinsic evidence of specific dishonest acts is admissible to impeach credibility if the acts occurred before the trial. In civil cases, character evidence for truthfulness is categorically inadmissible. A witness’s credibility can only be attacked by showing bias or interest and not by any evidence of dishonesty. Impeachment for truthfulness may be proven only by reputation or opinion evidence; evidence of specific acts is not admissible to impeach, and extrinsic evidence of such acts is not admissible.

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