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B2–C1 · UNC · XTHUNC004

Our confidence should be lower because [X] is still unknown

Makes a cause-and-effect link explicit so the reasoning is easier to inspect.

Structure

EN · EnglishOur confidence should be lower because [X] is still unknown.
DE · GermanUnser Vertrauen in die Schlussfolgerung sollte geringer sein, weil [X] noch unklar ist.

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  1. RU · Translation

    Наша уверенность должна быть ниже, потому что мы не знаем, как была отобрана выборка.

    EN · English

     Our confidence  should  be  lower because  we do not  know how  the sample  was  selected.

    DE · German

     Unser Vertrauen in die Schlussfolgerung  sollte geringer  sein, weil noch unklar  ist, wie  die Stichprobe  ausgewählt  wurde.

  2. RU · Translation

    Наша уверенность должна быть ниже, потому что эффект наблюдался только в одном регионе.

    EN · English

     Our confidence  should  be  lower because  the effect  has only  been  observed for one region.

    DE · German

     Unser Vertrauen in die Schlussfolgerung  sollte geringer  sein, weil  der Effekt bisher nur in einer Region  beobachtet  wurde.

Reasoning move · Calibrate

Calibrate

What it does

Adjust confidence downward when a material variable remains unknown.

Pattern graph

Continue with nearby patterns

XTHUNC001What we know is [X]; what we are still assuming is [Y].CalibrateXTHUNC002The evidence makes [X] more likely, but it does not rule out [Y].CalibrateXTHUNC003I would revise this view if [X] turned out to be true.CalibrateXTHUNC005The most useful next evidence would be [X], because it would distinguish [Y] from [Z].Calibrate

Related reasoning patterns4

Nearby structures let you perform the same reasoning move in a different form.

  1. What we know is [X]; what we are still assuming is [Y].Calibrate · same reasoning move · same study set
  2. The evidence makes [X] more likely, but it does not rule out [Y].Calibrate · same reasoning move · same study set
  3. I would revise this view if [X] turned out to be true.Calibrate · same reasoning move · same study set
  4. The most useful next evidence would be [X], because it would distinguish [Y] from [Z].Calibrate · same reasoning move · same study set

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Pattern PracticeFind a pattern you can reuseContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasWhat we know is [X]; what we are still assuming is [Y]Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasThe evidence makes [X] more likely, but it does not rule out [Y]Continue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.