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    Challenges→Assigning support value 1 to contingent statements on every possible premise makes inductive logic enthymematic.

    Popper and Miller's objection to inductive logic targets the logic itself, not its enthymematic structure, suggesting the charge of hidden premises misdiagnoses the actual problem.

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    Enthymematic structure(as a feature of arguments)
    An argument that leaves out some of its steps or premises—like saying 'He's sick, so he won't come' without explicitly stating 'Sick people don't usually come to events.'
    Inductive logic(describes the type of logical system being discussed)
    A method of reasoning that starts with specific observations or evidence and uses them to draw general conclusions, rather than starting with general rules and deriving specifics from them.
    Miller(as a philosopher of science)
    David Miller is a philosopher who collaborated with Popper on problems about how evidence supports scientific theories.
    Misdiagnose(as a metaphor for philosophical error)
    To incorrectly identify the real cause or nature of a problem—like a doctor giving the wrong diagnosis of an illness.

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    # Popper Karl Popper was a highly influential 20th-century philosopher who changed how we think about science and knowledge. He argued that the best way to test scientific ideas is to try to prove them *wrong* rather than prove them right—if something can't be proven false, it's not really science. His ideas shaped modern scientific practice and remain central to how scientists evaluate theories today.
    hidden premises(as what the statement says we do NOT need)
    Unstated assumptions or starting points in an argument that someone would need to consciously think about—the idea that we might have to retrieve mental rules to understand language.
    objection(as a scientific critique)
    A logical problem or reason why something might not work or be true. Einstein found what he thought was a flaw in Weyl's theory.

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