Commentary for Bava Kamma 213:3

ובכולי בעי דלודי ליה והאי דכפר ליה במקצת סבר אי מודינא ליה בכוליה תבע לי בכוליה אישתמיט לי מיהא השתא אדהוו לי זוזי ופרענא הלכך רמא רחמנא שבועה עילויה כי היכי דלודי ליה בכוליה

Because of the assumption that no man is so brazen-faced as to deny [outright] in the presence of his creditor<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who was his benefactor. ');">⁷</span> [the claim put forward against him].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A total denial in the case of a loan is thus somehow supported by this general assumption; cf. also Shebu. 40b. ');">⁸</span> It could therefore be assumed that he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who admitted a part of the claim. ');">⁹</span>

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