Maintaining a Hypothesis in the Face of Mounting Negative Evidence

question 13

Multiple Choice

Maintaining a hypothesis in the face of mounting negative evidence is…

• A) Unreasonable
• B) Impossible
• C) Acceptable
• D) Reasonable

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Definitions:

Shares Outstanding

The total number of shares of a company that are currently owned by shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company’s officers and insiders.

Incremental Value

The additional or extra value created by undertaking a certain action or decision, compared to doing nothing or choosing an alternative.

Value Per Share

The financial value assigned to each individual share of a company, often determined by dividing the company’s total value by the number of outstanding shares.

Shares Outstanding

The total number of shares of stock that are currently owned by shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company’s officers and insiders.