An inductive generalization is only as strong as its scope of surveyed cases, and Hume's self-report systematically excludes the rationalist tradition's prima facie evidence against the principle.

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Hume(as the main philosopher discussed in this statement): David Hume was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher who argued that human knowledge comes from experience and observation rather than pure reasoning alone.
Inductive generalization(a type of reasoning the statement says we can't use across worlds): Reaching a broad conclusion by looking at examples and patterns—like concluding 'all swans are white' because every swan you've seen was white.
Rationalist tradition(as the philosophical framework both philosophers worked within): A school of philosophy (including thinkers like Spinoza and Leibniz) that believed reality follows logical rules that reason can discover.
Self-report(as used in research methodology): Information that people provide about themselves based on their own experience, rather than what someone else observes or measures about them.
prima facie(as used in logic and argumentation): A Latin phrase meaning 'at first glance'—evidence that seems convincing unless you dig deeper and find a better explanation.
scope(formal semantics / generalized quantifier theory): The second argument of a type ⟨1,1⟩ determiner denotation

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