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    It is not the case that A reconstruction that cannot account for how scientists identify confirming instances fails as a logic of scientific knowledge.

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    • 1.A logic of knowledge can be normative rather than descriptive; explaining how scientists actually identify confirmation isn't strictly necessary.
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    • 2.Scientists often disagree on confirming instances; this disagreement suggests confirmation-identification isn't a unified logical process to reconstruct.
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    • 3.Some successful scientific reconstructions (e.g., formal semantics) bracket confirmation details; narrower, specialized logics needn't be comprehensive.
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    • 1.Scientific knowledge requires explaining actual practices; if a logic cannot account for confirmation identification, it's descriptively inadequate.
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    • 2.Confirmation is central to scientific method; a logic omitting this is incomplete and cannot guide or reconstruct scientific reasoning.
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    • 3.Scientists demonstrably identify confirming instances consistently; any adequate reconstruction must explain this observable cognitive achievement.
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