 of hypotheses, since
it is not just any wild guess at explanation that submits itself
to reason and bows out when defeated in a match with reality.
In a similar fashion, each of the other types of inference
realizes its purpose only in accord with its role in the
cycle of inquiry.  No matter how much it may be necessary
to study these processes in abstraction from each other,
the integrity of inquiry places strong limitations on
the effective modularity of its components.

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