B.5.2:16.2 - For hypothesis reviewers

Hypothesis reviewers should not ask only whether the chosen hypothesis looks plausible. They should also ask:

• whether the prompt was typed in an admissible way,
• whether at least one real rival was preserved,
• whether the filters named at selection time actually discriminate among candidates,
• whether the selected hypothesis has interpretable implications and a meaningful possible discriminator, with actual availability kept separate from that explanatory contribution,
• and whether any scope inflation occurred during selection.

A polished hypothesis with no visible rivals is usually less trustworthy than a rougher hypothesis whose rival space is explicit.