If the stimulus is not genuinely impoverished for the relevant constructions, the logical gap that UG is invoked to bridge does not exist, leaving nativist and non-nativist theories on equal empirical footing.

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Logical gap(as used in logic): A break or disconnect in reasoning where a conclusion doesn't necessarily follow from the premises that come before it.
Stimulus(as used in philosophy of perception): Something that triggers a reaction or response in a person, like light hitting your eye or a sound reaching your ear.
UG (Universal Grammar)(as used in linguistics and philosophy of language): A theory that all humans are born with an innate mental system that helps us learn language, rather than learning grammar completely from scratch from our environment.
constructions(what children learn patterns of): In language learning, a 'construction' is a recognizable pattern or combination of words and grammar that children learn as a unit—like how 'What is X?' is a pattern they can apply to different situations.

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