Practice question · Select all that apply
Select every statement that is TRUE about scientific reasoning.
Hints
- Two options invert the strength of a theory or misread what unfalsifiability means.
- A theory is STRONGER than a hypothesis, and unfalsifiable claims are OUTSIDE science.
Show the answer
- A. A claim earns its scientific standing by ruling something out.
- B. Independent replication strengthens confidence in a finding.
- D. Deductive reasoning derives specific predictions from a general theory.
Why
Falsifiability, deduction (theory to prediction), and replication are all correct. A theory is stronger than a hypothesis, not weaker, and an unfalsifiable claim is unscientific rather than maximally scientific - the two false options embed the lesson's named traps.
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