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Explanatory Coherence
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DescriptionWhen we are trying to understand something, we will often build several candidate hypotheses as possible explanations. We will tend to prefer those explanations which:
Once the scales are tipped and one hypothesis starts to look good compared with the others, the acceptability of the hypothesis rapidly increases until it is the only 'logical' choice. ExampleIf a friend is unpleasant to me, I like to think that they have had a bad day. This explains other behaviors too, is simple and can easily be explained away. So what?Using itWhen explaining something help the other person to develop an internal hypothesis that is easy for them to accept. DefendingBeware plausible explanations. See alsoReferences|zk| |
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