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<blockquote>The actual course of events in the first four combinations is relatively straightforward. If the assessment of one theory yields a conclusive “accept” while the assessment of the other yields a conclusive “not accept”, then, by the second law, the former becomes accepted while the latter remains unaccepted. When the assessments of both theories yield conclusive “not accept”, then both remain unaccepted and the mosaic maintains its current state. Finally, when the assessment yields “accept” for both theories, then both theories become accepted and a mosaic split takes place, as we know from the [[Necessary Mosaic Split Theoremtheorem]] [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 205]]</blockquote>
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<blockquote>As we can see, in each of these four cases, there is only one necessary course of events. In other words, when the assessment outcomes of both theories are conclusive, the actual course of events is strictly determined by the assessment outcomes. This is not the case with the other five combinations of assessment outcomes. Let us consider them in turn.[[CiteRef: :Barseghyan (2015)|p. 206]]</blockquote>
''Accept'/inconclusive'inconclusive' (2 combinations): What can happen when the assessment of one theory yields a conclusive “accept”, while the assessment outcome of the other theory is inconclusive? In such a scenario, the former theory must necessarily become accepted, while the latter may or may not become accepted. Therefore, only two courses of events are possible in this case: it is possible that only the former theory will become accepted and it is also possible that both theories will become simultaneously accepted (i.e. a [[Mosaic Split|mosaic split]] may take place).
'Not accept'/'inconclusive' (2 combinations): What can happen when the assessment of one theory yields a conclusive “not accept”, while the assessment outcome of the other theory is inconclusive? <blockquote>In such an instancea scenario, it is impossible for the former theory to must necessarily become accepted, while the latter may or may not become accepted. ThusTherefore, it is only two courses of events are possible that both theories will remain unaccepted as well as in this case: it is possible that only the latter former theory will become accepted. Finally, the [[mosaic split]] and it is also among the possibilities, since it is conceivable possible that one part of the community may opt for accepting the latter theory while the other part may prefer to maintain the current state of the mosaic. Disregard for a moment the former theory: it cannot both theories will become simultaneously accepted, since its assessment yields a conclusive “not accept”(i. With the former theory out of the picture, we are left with the latter theory – the one with an inconclusive assessment outcomee. Thus, this case becomes similar to the above-discussed case with only one contender theory: we have a contender with an inconclusive assessment outcome and, consequently, a [[Mosaic Split|mosaic split ]] may take place provided that one part of the community decides to opt for the theory while the other part prefers to stick to the existing mosaic). Note that, in this case, a split is not a consequence of the simultaneous acceptance of two mutually incompatible theories[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 206]]</blockquote>
“Inconclusive”''Not accept/“inconclusive” (1 combination)inconclusive'': Finally, what What can happen when the assessment outcomes of both theories are inconclusive? In such one theory yields a scenarioconclusive “not accept”, both theories may or may not become accepted. Thus, it is possible that none of while the theories will become accepted, just as it is possible that only one assessment outcome of the two will become accepted. It other theory is also possible that both theories will become simultaneously accepted and, consequently, a mosaic split will take place. inconclusive?
This meticulous discussion <blockquote>In such an instance, it is impossible for the former theory to become accepted, while the latter may or may not become accepted. Thus, it is possible that both theories will remain unaccepted as well as it is possible that only the latter theory will become accepted. Finally, the [[mosaic split]] is also among the possibilities, since it is conceivable that one part of possible scenarios leads the community may opt for accepting the latter theory while the other part may prefer to maintain the current state of the mosaic. Disregard for a moment the former theory: it cannot become accepted, since its assessment yields a conclusive “not accept”. With the former theory out of the picture, we are left with the latter theory – the one with an important conclusioninconclusive assessment outcome. Thus, this case becomes similar to the above-discussed case with only one contender theory: we have a contender with an inconclusive assessment outcome and, consequently, a mosaic split may take place provided that one part of the community decides to opt for the theory while the other part prefers to stick to the existing mosaic. Note that, in this case, a [[Mosaic Split|split]] is not a consequence of the simultaneous acceptance of two mutually incompatible theories.[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|pp. 206-207]]</blockquote> ''Inconclusive/inconclusive'': Finally, what can happen when the assessment outcomes of both theories are inconclusive?  <blockquote>In such a scenario, both theories may or may not become accepted. Thus, it is possible that none of the theories will become accepted, just as it is possible that only one of the two will become accepted. It is also possible that both theories will become simultaneously accepted and, consequently, a [[Mosaic Split|mosaic split]] will take place.[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 207]]</blockquote>  Therefore, Barseghyan concludes through this meticulous example that "a mosaic split is possible in those cases where the assessment outcome of at least one contender theory is inconclusive".[[CiteRef::</blockquote>Barseghyan (2015)|p. 207]] FIVE CASES POSSIBLE MOSAIC SPLIT IMAGE
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