Question About Evidence

[JD180]

Let's say I told you the following:

"Man, if George has major depression, it would explain why he's moping around the house all the time, refusing to go outside, and sleeping until 4pm every day."

Given the set up above, would moping around the house all the time, refusing to go outside, and sleeping until 4pm every day constitute evidence for a hypothesis that George has major depression? In other words, is the above wording equivalent to:

"George is moping around the house all the time, refusing to go outside, and sleeping until 4pm every day. This evidence supports my hypothesis that he has major depression."

I'm not sure if anyone is seeing the nuance here, or if there is any at all,

Thank you

[Dave Killoran]

Let's say I told you the following:

"Man, if George has major depression, it would explain why he's moping around the house all the time, refusing to go outside, and sleeping until 4pm every day."

Given the set up above, would moping around the house all the time, refusing to go outside, and sleeping until 4pm every day constitute evidence for a hypothesis that George has major depression? In other words, is the above wording equivalent to:

"George is moping around the house all the time, refusing to go outside, and sleeping until 4pm every day. This evidence supports my hypothesis that he has major depression."

I'm not sure if anyone is seeing the nuance here, or if there is any at all,

Thank you

Hi JD,

I'd say they are similar enough to be functionally equivalent. That's because my take on the use of "if" in the first instance is one where it can be interpreted to mean, "if this is the case," which isn't too far removed from forming a hypothesis.

Thanks!

[JD180]

Hi JD,

I'd say they are similar enough to be functionally equivalent. That's because my take on the use of "if" in the first instance is one where it can be interpreted to mean, "if this is the case," which isn't too far removed from forming a hypothesis.

Thanks!

Thank you!