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    It is not the case that Following a probabilistically incoherent rule is not necessarily irrational

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    • 1.A loss in one respect may be outweighed by a benefit in another
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    • 2.A probabilistic version of abduction may perform better than Bayes' rule in our world by approaching the truth faster
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    • 3.Approaching the truth faster (assigning high probability to the true hypothesis more quickly) is a benefit not readily expressed in monetary terms but should be taken into account when choosing an inference rule
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