Variability and confirmation

Philosophical Studies 42 (3):379-394 (1982)
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reprint Thagard, Paul R.; Nisbett, Richard E. (1993) "Variability and Confirmation". In Nisbett, Richard E., Rules for reasoning, pp. 55: L. Erlbaum Associates (1993)

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