Question

Based on your understanding of the ideas of external consistency and fruitfulness, which of the following statements best describes the relevance of these ideas to the acceptance of hypotheses?a. A fruitful hypothesis is considered stronger because fruitful hypotheses are always externally consistent with previously held theories. b. A fruitful hypothesis is considered stronger because fruitful hypotheses promote scientific progress by revealing new avenues of research and analysis.c. An adequate theory is always a fruitful theory. d. All internally coherent theories are fruitful.

Answer 1

b

Explanation:

externally consistent ideas are the ideas that are consistent with other well-confirmed hypothesis.

Fruitfulness of a hypothesis can be measured from the fact it it suggests something other than what it was originally suppose to explain.