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Verbal·Standard English Conventions·Form, Structure, and Sense
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The statement “all giraffes have long necks” is scientific because it could be proved false by a single observation to the contrary, according to Karl Popper. Popper’s theory __________ that scientific hypotheses must be refutable, termed the criterion of falsifiability, rejects the confirmationist position that uses verifiability as the standard for scientific hypotheses.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A
was dictating
B
dictating
C
dictated
D
dictates