Which of the Following BEST Defines Baconian Fallacy

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST defines Baconian fallacy?

• A) the fallacy of assuming that a researcher can investigate a culture with a blank slate, with no preconceived opinions
• B) concepts one develops and uses within a specific cultural setting that are not generalizable to other cultural analysis
• C) the fallacy of assuming that a researcher can trim the excess bacon) social interaction of a cultural setting to get to the real social structures that influence a society
• D) the problem of mistaking attributes of a variable for variables themselves

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Definitions:

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