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30 Apr 2024, 05:28
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Supports Karin's inference: Karin has seen many lizards in many different parts of the park.
Supports Lina's position: Most of Karin's lizard sightings in the park have been observations of the same individual Lacerta viridis.
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Karin: Every time I go to the park, I notice that there are lizards. Usually when I see one, it is a Lacerta viridis, so there are probably a large number of lizards of that species in the park.
Lina: There might be a lot of lizards of that species in the park, but your experiences don't give much evidence that there are.
Select for Supports Karin's inference the statement that, if true, most strongly supports the inference that Karin draws, and select for Supports Lina's position the statement that, if true, most strongly supports the position that Lina expresses. Make only two selections, one in each column.
Lina: There might be a lot of lizards of that species in the park, but your experiences don't give much evidence that there are.
Select for Supports Karin's inference the statement that, if true, most strongly supports the inference that Karin draws, and select for Supports Lina's position the statement that, if true, most strongly supports the position that Lina expresses. Make only two selections, one in each column.
| Supports Karin's inference | Supports Lina's position | |
| At least some of the lizards that Lina has seen in the park are of a species other than Lacerta viridis. | ||
| Lina knows that at least three different species of lizards inhabit the park. | ||
| Karin does not know how many different species of lizards inhabit the park. | ||
| Most of Karin's lizard sightings in the park have been observations of the same individual Lacerta viridis. | ||
| Karin has seen many lizards in many different parts of the park. |
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Supports Karin's inference: Karin has seen many lizards in many different parts of the park.
Supports Lina's position: Most of Karin's lizard sightings in the park have been observations of the same individual Lacerta viridis.
30 Apr 2024, 09:40
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ashutosh_73
Pretty straight forward. But you would do justice to the question if you are able to solve it quickly and save time here to be used on a difficult question elsewhere.
Karin notices lizards in the park and usually a Lacerta viridis, so he infers that there are probably a large number of lizards of that species in the park.
Lina does not contest the inference but questions the evidence.
Since the stand of Karin and Lina is dependent on the sightings by Karin, any sighting by Lina would not fit in. Discard A and B as they talk of sightings or knowledge of Lina whereas the discussion is about Karin sighting the lizards.
C is out of context. Knowing about species does not affect any of the positions taken.
D. Most of Karin's lizard sightings in the park have been observations of the same individual Lacerta viridis.
If the above is true, the evidence of watching a Lacerta everytime does not support a large number of the species in the park. Thus, it supports Lina's position
E. Karin has seen many lizards in many different parts of the park.
Now, Karin has seen lot of lizards in various parts of the park and everytime he does see a LV, so there must a lot of LVs in the park for karin being able to see one everytime. Supports Karin's inference.
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MartyMurray KarishmaB what are the reasons behind rejecting option A and B ?
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