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Logical fallacy

JohnLocke December 06, 2017 at 21:58 2850 views 4 comments
What type of logical fallacy does this sentence most associate with?

To date, however, characteristic scale is often considered an artificial construct that aids researchers in finding a scale that supports their hypothesis rather than reflecting reality.

I was thinking along the lines of reification of theory - but as far I'm aware, this applies only to psychological theory?

Thanks.

Comments (4)

VagabondSpectre December 06, 2017 at 22:04 #130977
Confirmation bias/cherry picking is one possibility.

If researchers can test out a bunch of different scales to see which one makes their calculations work, they cannot be sure if they have the wrong approach and just coincidentally found a characteristic scale that makes their calculations work.
T Clark December 06, 2017 at 22:30 #130983
Quoting JohnLocke
To date, however, characteristic scale is often considered an artificial construct that aids researchers in finding a scale that supports their hypothesis rather than reflecting reality.


I don't know what a "characteristic scale" is.
SpacedOut February 12, 2018 at 03:49 #152074
Could be false attribution mixed with confirmation bias.
Ying March 22, 2018 at 23:20 #165559
Reply to JohnLocke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hoc_hypothesis