Senator Strongwood reported that, contrary to a study cited by the administration, a thorough study by his own party ...

kens July 7, 2020

method of reasoning general question

Can someone please explain the difference between "evidence" and "alternative explanation"? What would constitute the former and latter? Thanks in advance!

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shunhe July 7, 2020

Hi @kenken,

Thanks for the question! So “evidence’ is just something that will support possibly a premise, but usually a conclusion of some kind. So for example, it’s raining outside. What’s my evidence? Well, I’m walking outside and it’s wet. That’s all evidence is.

An alternative explanation is another way to explain some kind of phenomenon. For example, let’s say the lights turn off, and someone says that it’s because someone flipped the switch by accident. Well, an alternative explanation is just another way of explaining what happened. So here, an alternative explanation might be that the power went out.

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

Rad October 6, 2021

Which one of the following accurately describes something Senator Strongwood DOES in advancing his argument?

SS thinks other Ss would agree. Thinking is not the same as Doing. They can pick smarter and more competent people to write questions!