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|Formulation Text=An agent takes theory ''A'' to be supporting theory ''B'' ''iff'' the agent accepts ''A'' and accepts that ''A''→''B''.
|Formulation File=Support (Palider-2019).png
|Authors List=Kye Palider,
|Formulated Year=2019
|Description=TODOWhen one theory is said to follow from another, then that theory is supported by the other theory. This notion of support relies on that of [[Implication (Palider-2019)]], where support requires that one theory ''implies'' the other. Support, just like implication, is not equated to logical deduction, but just means that there is some rule-governed (or logical) connection between the supported theory and its support for the agent. As such, generally, if an agent considers one theory as evidence for another theory, then that evidence is said to support the theory, regardless of how (in)conclusive the evidence is. Support does not at all guarantee that the supported theory becomes accepted for the agent. What that requires is that the agent further has a [[Sufficient Reason (Palider-2019)]]. Instead, support offers a useful way of talking about pieces of evidence for theories, and what assumptions make the supporting theories evidence.
|Resource=Palider (2019)
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