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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Definitions:

Evaluating

The process of assessing or judging the value, nature, character, or quality of something.

Argument

A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

Diagramming

The process of creating a visual representation of information or systems, often used to simplify complex concepts.

Deductive Argument

An argument that attempts to show that its conclusion makes explicit the information implicit in the premises, so that the conclusion must be true if the premises are.