Any phenomenon can be explained by a multiplicity of hypothesis. How, then, can data ever be sufficient to prove a theory? This is the epistemological problem of the indeterminacy of data to theory.
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Poverty of the stimulus — The poverty of the stimulus (POTS) argument is a variant of the epistemological problem of the indeterminacy of data to theory that claims that grammar is unlearnable given the linguistic data available to children. As such, the argument strikes… … Wikipedia
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Argument from ignorance — The argument from ignorance, also known as argumentum ad ignorantiam ( appeal to ignorance [ [http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/ignorance.html Argumentum ad Ignorantiam ] ] ) or argument by lack of imagination, is a logical fallacy in which it… … Wikipedia
