E01¶


Research	R0002 — Research Standards for AI-Assisted Writing
Run	2026-03-13
Claim	C006
Source	SRC01
Evidence	SRC01-E01
Type	Factual

Platt Cites Chamberlin's Method

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Extract¶

Platt explicitly references Chamberlin's "method of multiple working hypotheses" in his 1964 Science paper. Platt cites the 1897 Journal of Geology version (not the 1890 original). He uses Chamberlin's method as a foundation for his own "strong inference" approach.

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	Strong — confirms sub-claim C006b
H2	Neutral	Attribution is correct
H3	Contradicts	Strong — the citation exists as claimed

Context¶

The citation of Chamberlin by Platt is explicit and unambiguous. Platt uses Chamberlin as an intellectual predecessor, building on the multiple working hypotheses approach and formalizing it into his four-step method. Note: Platt cites the 1897 version, not the 1890 original.

Notes¶

None.