2月1日
157"There is no such thing as purely objective observation. All observation is subjective; it is always guided by the observer's expectations or desires."
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因果?Position:有保留的同意
Admittedly, the observation results may be different among different people studying the only one observational object.
One important factor of science is repeatability which means that we are not the only ones who arrive at our results ...
25"Anyone can make things bigger and more complex. What requires real effort and courage is to move in the opposite direction—in other words, to make things as simple as possible."
Science and technology should be harnessed/employed to make things simpler and easier…?
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97The following appeared in a memo from the manager of television station KICK.
"A nationwide survey reveals that a sizeable majority of men would like to see additional sports programs on television. After television station WACK increased its sports broadcasts, its share of the television audience in its viewing area almost doubled. To gain a larger audience share in our area, and thus increase company profits, KICK should also revise its broadcast schedule to include more sports coverage."
收视率增加不一定由体育节目造成.
The statistics are misleadingly vague.
The arguer suffers from a fallacy of false analogy.
109The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Maple City newspaper.
"Twenty years ago Pine City established strict laws designed to limit the number of new buildings that could be constructed in the city. Since that time the average housing prices in Pine City have increased considerably. Chestnut City, which is about the same size as Pine City, has over the past twenty years experienced an increase in average housing prices similar to Pine City, but Chestnut City never established any laws that limit new building construction. So it is clear that laws limiting new construction have no effect on average housing prices. So if Maple City were to establish strict laws that limit new building construction, these laws will have no effect on average housing prices."