Suppose That Our Explanandum Would Properly Follow from a Particular

question 31

Multiple Choice

Suppose that our explanandum would properly follow from a particular hypothesis, but so would three other consequences, C₁, C₂, and C₃.However, we are able to observe that C₂ has not occurred.What might this tell us about the hypothesis?

• A)It is inadequate to account for the explanandum.
• B)It is true.
• C)It is false.
• D)It probably accounts for some other consequence, C₄.
• E)It provides no information relevant to the hypothesis.

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