The Problem with Arguments That Commit Subjectivist Fallacies Is That

question 28

Multiple Choice

The problem with arguments that commit subjectivist fallacies is that:

• A)they do not provide any evidence that their conclusions are true
• B)they can only be understood by the person (the subject) who is making them
• C)they are only valid when their conclusions are true
• D)they are about difficult subjects that most people don't understand
• E)they have been subjected to so many changes that they are no longer as clear as they were at the beginning

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

The null hypothesis is a statement in statistical inference that suggests there is no significant effect or no difference, serving as the default assumption to be tested.

Type I Error

The mistake of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is actually true, commonly referred to as a "false positive".

Beta

A symbol often representing the type II error rate in hypothesis testing, or a measure of risk exposure in finance.

Type II Error

A statistical error that occurs when one fails to reject a false null hypothesis.