Sentence examples for contrary hypothesis from inspiring English sources

Second, produce an argument or two supporting the contrary hypothesis, that God does not exist.

But there is a contrary hypothesis that may be just as compelling, and that would be bad news for Mr. Obama.

Generalizing, if there is any contrary hypothesis that I cannot rule out, then I am not justified in believing that what I see is a lake.

All a skeptic needs to show is that, for each belief, there is some contrary hypothesis that cannot be ruled out.

Since a belief entails the denial of every contrary hypothesis, this closure principle in effect says that I cannot be justified in believing p unless I am justified in denying every hypothesis contrary to p — that is, unless I can rule out all contrary hypotheses.

However if we consider the contrary hypothesis where Dromiciops can be the sister group of Australidelphia [7], the condition for the ancestral marsupial would be ambiguous and a tendency for arboreality would be as parsimonious as a more terrestrial lifestyle.

This first approach isn't necessarily problematic – the peer-review process is necessary but imperfect, and in fact contrary hypotheses are often useful scientific contributions.

Contrary to hypothesis, both PTSD+ and PTSD– groups showed a rebound in trauma-related thoughts following deliberate thought suppression.

They can never create a lasting commitment to an action or a value, and often they have exactly the opposite effect … contrary to hypothesis.

Contrary to hypothesis (i), M. montanus and P. maniculatus populations were not positively related to vegetation type within linear habitats and their adjacent crop and non-crop areas.

(Hint: Watch for the phrase "contrary to hypothesis"). That was the case with both of these attendance studies — even though their findings really were predictable in light of earlier research.