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The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that a society's world view is influenced by the language or languages its members speak.
But this hypothesis does not have the verifiability of hypotheses of physical science.
It is not clear that the hypothesis could be tested.
If the linguist's statements are accurate, which one of the following is most supported by them?
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is probably
The hypothesis has not been verified, but to say that it is probably false goes too far.
2% picked this
Only the hypotheses of physical
While the hypotheses of physical science are verifiable, they need not be the only verifiable hypotheses.
9% picked this
Only verifiable hypotheses should be
Which hypotheses ought to be seriously considered is not discussed in the statements.
3% picked this
We do not know whether
Why this is right
This is supported by the second statement.
Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.
86% picked this
Only the hypotheses of physical
Which hypotheses ought to be taken seriously is not discussed in the statements.
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