Can something be falsifiable without being false

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1. Does Karl Popper think the purpose of evidence is to prove theory is true, or to help eliminate false theories?

2. What feature of Popper's methodology is similar to a feature in Bacon's methodology?

3. After having read Popper's paper "Back to the Pre-Socratic's" and read the material provided, which of the pre-Socratic's do you think Popper is most similar to?

4. What is the name of the logical form that Popper thinks summarizes the way evidence interacts with a theory?

5. On pages 18 and 19 of his paper, Popper emphasizes a certain tradition that he thinks is extremely important. What is that tradition?

6. According to Popper, a certain ancient philosopher anticipated Einstein and Galileo in understanding there was no such thing as an inductive procedure. Who is that pre-Socratic philosopher?

7. Referring to the tradition that I asked you to name in question 5, who does Popper think founded that tradition

8. What is the simple one word name for Popper's approach to the relationship of evidence to theory?

9. Can something be falsifiable without being false?

10. As discussed in the presentation, does a false prediction by a theory necessarily mean that the theory is false?

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