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<blockquote>The case with two contender theories is more illustrative. When two contender theories undergo assessment by the current method, each assessment can have three possible outcomes. Therefore, there are nine possible combinations of assessment outcomes overall and, in five of these nine combinations, there is an element of inconclusiveness.[[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 205]]</blockquote>

<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 theorem]] [[CiteRef::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 205]]</blockquote>

<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>

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::Barseghyan (2015)|p. 207]]

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