Nathan has been having problems with his computer. Occasionally it locks up and will not respond to any commands from the keyboard, and it doesn't seem to matter what program he is running at the time. Although the error message he receives indicates a problem with memory, he concludes that the evil Microsoft Corporation is attempting to establish a monopoly by crashing any non-Microsoft programs.
Identify the hypothesis in the following argument; and, if it fails to meet the four criteria for good scientific hypotheses, state which criterion is violated, and explain your answer.
Hypothesis: Microsoft Corporation is attempting to establish a monopoly. The hypothesis is inconsistent with a well-established theory—namely, the one given in the error message.
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