Edward Craig's genealogical account of knowledge identifies the knower as a reliable informant, meaning knowledge attributions are partly constituted by the believer's fitness as a source.
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Knowledge attribution(the statement discusses how we assign or deny knowledge)
The act of saying that someone knows something, or claiming that knowledge exists in a particular situation.
Reliable informant(How Craig defines what a knower is)
A person who consistently gives you accurate, trustworthy information. If someone is a reliable informant, you can depend on them to tell you the truth.
knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.)
Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.