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Concept · Best Explanation

Explanatory Scope

The range of evidence or observations a hypothesis successfully explains.

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A better explanation usually accounts for more of the relevant evidence.

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Abductive Logic: Arguments to the Best ExplanationStudents learn how arguments to the best explanation work, how to compare competing hypotheses using explanatory virtues, and how to stat…

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Explanatory Virtues and Hypothesis ComparisonAbductive Logic: Arguments to the Best Explanation Formalizing an Argument to the Best ExplanationAbductive Logic: Arguments to the Best Explanation

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Argument to the Best Explanation Best of a Bad Lot Coherence Explanatory Fit Hypothesis Observation Simplicity