According to the ________ Principle,our Confidence in a Particular Cause

question 117

Multiple Choice

According to the ________ principle,our confidence in a particular cause for an event decreases if ________.

• A) augmenting; the number of possible causes for an event increases
• B) discounting; the number of possible causes for an event increases
• C) discounting; an event occurs despite the presence of strong opposing forces
• D) augmenting; an event occurs despite the presence of weak opposing forces

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