Inference to the Best Explanation Requires That

question 73

Multiple Choice

Inference to the best explanation requires that

• A) The truth of the conclusion gives us good reason to expect that the premises are true.
• B) The truth of the premises gives us good reason to expect that the conclusion is true.
• C) The conclusion follows from the premises deductively.
• D) The conclusion could never be false given the truth of the premises.

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