Question
With Jeremy Hardie, this philosopher suggested using “horizontal search” and “vertical search” to find the “support factors” that make randomized controlled trial results repeatable in the 2012 book Evidence-Based Policy. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this philosopher who, with economist Angus Deaton, co-wrote a critical 2018 paper on “understanding and misunderstanding” randomized controlled trials.
ANSWER: Nancy Cartwright
[10m] Cartwright and Hardie propose this layout for policy arguments, making the conclusion prominent. Ernest Sosa contrasted a structure of this type representing foundationalism with a coherentist “raft.”
ANSWER: pyramid [or argument pyramids; accept “The Raft and the Pyramid”] (The conclusion is at the top.)
[10e] Though she never taught there, Cartwright groups herself with a “School” of philosophy of science named for this university, the namesake of an online “Encyclopedia of Philosophy.”
ANSWER: Stanford University [or Stanford School; accept Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; accept “Stanford Disunity Mafia”]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 13 | 16.15 | 92% | 69% | 0% |