According to ________,our confidence that a particular cause is responsible for a given outcome is reduced if there are other plausible causes that might have produced it.
A) plausibility theory
B) the principle of refutation
C) the discounting principle
D) the augmentation principle

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The discounting principle states that our confidence in a particular cause is reduced if there are other plausible causes that might have produced the same outcome. Therefore, option C, the discounting principle, is the best answer.

According to ________,Our Confidence That a Particular Cause Is Responsible