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Some theories which solve this problem may themselves face the “tacking paradox,” also known as the irrelevant conjunction problem. After his original solution to this problem was criticized for containing outside information, I. J. Good created the example of an infinitely intelligent newborn baby. The paper which describes this problem rejects the converse consequence condition, and follows it with an example of pure ice not turning yellow in a flame test. This problem relies on the (*) equivalence condition and Nicod’s criterion, which states that universal generalizations (-5[1])are supported by their instances. (-5[2])First laid out in “Studies in the Logic of Confirmation,” this problem results in almost all observations confirming its central (-5[1])hypothesis. For 10 points, name this paradox by Carl Hempel, which concludes that the existence of green apples confirms the claim that certain birds are black. ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: raven paradox [accept Hempel’s paradox until Hempel is read; accept the paradox of indoor ornithology] (The I. J. Good essay is “The White Shoe is a Red Herring”.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jananan ArulseelanThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere85-5
Elijah Mandelbaumas rational as the square root of two power bottomsSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut90-5
Erik ChristensenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up Communism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country90-5
Rayton LinTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit110-5
Colin VeeversCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 13710
Benjamin ChapmanSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donutas rational as the square root of two power bottoms13710
Aaron Dos RemediosModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers1370
Raymond ChenShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA InterfereThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange1370

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