Logically, if conjunctions made something more likely, disjunctions would make them less likely, which is surprisingly another similar fallacy people succumb to. The more times the word “or” appears in an explanation or theory, the more likely an onlooker will say “Now you’re just guessing” and lose confidence in the claim, even though it necessarily becomes more likely.
Logically, if conjunctions made something more likely, disjunctions would make them less likely, which is surprisingly another similar fallacy people succumb to. The more times the word “or” appears in an explanation or theory, the more likely an onlooker will say “Now you’re just guessing” and lose confidence in the claim, even though it necessarily becomes more likely.