To Consider the Opposite and to Consider Any Alternative to a Story

question 5

Multiple Choice

To consider the opposite and to consider any alternative to a story hypothesis are effective because these techniques:

• A) redirect the mind to superficial information
• B) open the mind to new information
• C) force reevaluation of useless details
• D) are another form of exposure control
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Implicit Assumptions

The unstated or underlying beliefs and conditions presumed to be true without direct evidence in an argument or hypothesis.

Explanation

An explanation is the process of making something clear or understandable, often by elaborating on how and why something occurs or is the way it is.

Strength

The degree to which the premises of an inductive argument support the conclusion.

Explanandum

The phenomenon or event that is explained by a scientific theory or hypothesis.