alleryWho first put forth eliminative induction, based on the variety of instances?
ADavid Hume
BFrancis Bacon
CKarl Popper
DImmanuel Kant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Francis Bacon
1. Eliminative induction looks at the variety, not the number, of instances.
2. It was first put forth by Francis Bacon.
3. Hume and Popper criticised induction instead.
_Source: Wikipedia, Inductive reasoning, Eliminative induction_
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