Other Things Being Equal, One Hypothesis Is More Plausible Than

Multiple Choice

Other things being equal, one hypothesis is more plausible than another if:

A) it would more fundamentally change the way we see the world
B) it is more interesting than the other one
C) we want to believe it more than we want to believe the other
D) it is more consistent with the rest of our knowledge and simpler than the other
E) it is more consistent with the rest of our knowledge and more complex than the other