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    Supports→McCloskey's philosophical position that epistemological standards should be abandoned is hard to defend

    Popper's fallibilism shows that standards can be revised without being abandoned—failed predictions refine methodology rather than justify its elimination.

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    • 1.Abandoning standards entirely after failure leaves no basis for rational progress; refinement preserves continuity of inquiry.
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    • 2.Historical scientific practice shows successful fields revise rather than discard frameworks (Newtonian to relativistic physics).
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    • 3.Failed predictions contain epistemic value: they identify which assumptions require adjustment, enabling targeted improvement.
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    • 1.Continuous refinement can mask fundamental inadequacy; revision postpones rather than resolves the need for genuine alternatives.
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    • 2.Some failed predictions indicate not methodology failure but that foundational assumptions are incoherent, not merely incomplete.
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    • 3.Popper's claim risks unfalsifiability: standards become unfalsifiable if any failure permits revision rather than rejection.
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