According to Popper, it is a mistake to think that falsificationists

A) understand that empirical evidence can provide support for a theory.

B) don't understand the difference between confirmation and falsification.

C) care only about criticism and not about truth.

D) believe that specific theories can be at least tentatively confirmed.


C

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