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    Supports→The foundational assumptions of generative linguistic theory are not subjected to empirical testing.

    A foundational assumption that survives every empirical challenge only through protective revision of auxiliary structure is not itself functioning as an empirically testable claim.

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    Empirically testable(The other criterion the statement says presuppositions fail to meet)
    Something that can be tested or verified through observation and experience in the real world (like whether water boils at 100°C).
    Foundational assumption(as the underlying premise of predicative analysis)
    A basic belief or starting point that an entire theory or argument is built on; if the foundational assumption is wrong, the whole theory becomes questionable.
    auxiliary structure(as used in philosophy of science)
    The supporting beliefs and extra assumptions around a main idea that help hold it up—like the scaffolding around a building.
    empirical challenge(as used in philosophy of science)
    A test or observation from the real world that questions whether something is true.

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    protective revision(as used in philosophy of science)
    When you change smaller supporting ideas to save a core belief that's being threatened by evidence, rather than admitting the core belief might be wrong.

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