According to Latter-day Saints, what are the strongest arguments for the credibility of the 3 & 8 witnesses to the golden plates?

I'm specifically talking about: - [3 witnesses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Witnesses) : Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris. - [8 witnesses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Witnesses) : Hyrum Smith, Joseph Smith Sr., Samuel H. Smith, Jacob Whitmer, John Whitmer, Hiram Page, Christian Whitmer, and Peter Whitmer Jr. Eleven witnesses in total. Just like the twelve Apostles (minus Judas Iscariot, to make the numbers match). Why should we believe them? To what extent are they credible? What are the strongest arguments for their credibility? ________________________________________________________________ To encourage critical thinking and a healthy dose of [clash of arguments](https://debate-nb.ca/for-judges/during-the-debate/what-is-a-clash/) , I'd be very interested in answers that devote some space to engage common objections from critics. For example, in a related question addressed to non-LDS https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/84581/50422 , some of the main reasons for skepticism put forward were (in my own wording): - The belief that Joseph Smith introduced a new version of Jesus which is irreconcilable with the orthodox understanding of Jesus from traditional Christianity. The Jesus of Joseph Smith is seen as foreign to the Bible. - The presumed evidence of plagiarism from the King James Bible found in the English translation of the Book of Mormon, which wouldn't make much sense if the Book of Mormon predates the KJB. - Skepticism surrounding the mysterious "Reformed Egyptian". - The belief that suspicious edits were made to the Book of Mormon after the fact. - The fact that several witnesses apostatized. - The belief that the witnesses changed the versions of their testimonies. - Controversial theological claims considered outrageous by some traditional Christians, e.g.: > I will preach on the plurality of gods. I am going to tell you how God came to be God. We have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea, and take away the veil, so that you may see” (King Follett Discourse). ([source](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/84583/50422])) - The [Spalding–Rigdon theory of Book of Mormon authorship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spalding%E2%80%93Rigdon_theory_of_Book_of_Mormon_authorship) - Alleged suspicious grammar errors: > A miraculous translation should not produce bad grammar; neither should it produce grammar with a whiplash effect by changing through three hundred years of grammar in the same sentence. ([source](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/84601/50422)) - And any other common objection (feel free to add). I look forward to seeing some interesting rebuttals. __________ Related: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/83901/50422