Paradigms are incommensurable if

A) they are incompatible.

B) they are inconsistent.

C) we cannot tell which is better or more accurate because there are no extra paradigmatic criteria to judge.

D) they cause separate, parallel incremental progress in normal science.


C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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