CPO-2002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Measles Virus, Consistency, Falsifiability
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Science strategy for understanding and explaining the social and natural world that emphasizes the use of statements that can be examined to see whether they are right or wrong. Quest for knowledge that relies on criticism. Scientific explanations explain previously puzzling facts, be logically consistent, produce potentially falsifiable predictions. Tautology statement that is true by definition (unscientific) Uniformity of nature (cid:374)ature(cid:859)s operatio(cid:374) (cid:373)e(cid:272)ha(cid:374)is(cid:373)s are u(cid:374)(cid:272)ha(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g i(cid:374) the se(cid:374)se that if x causes y today, then it will also cause y tomorrow and the next day. Critical test allows analyst to use observation to distinguish between two or more competing explanations of the same phenomenon. Study of logic learning to be careful about how we construct and evaluate arguments. Argument set of logically connected statements, typically in the form of a set of premises and a conclusion. Valid one in which, if you accept the premises, you are compelled to accept the conclusion.
