Logical fallacy
  • JohnLocke
    18
    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.
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  • VagabondSpectre
    1.9k
    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.
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  • T Clark
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    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. — JohnLocke

    I don't know what a "characteristic scale" is.
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  • SpacedOut
    13
    Could be false attribution mixed with confirmation bias.
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  • Ying
    397
    ↪JohnLocke


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