Good explanation be explanatory-deep-powerful-falsifiable

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Specify which of a good explanation it violates. The standard requires that a good explanation be explanatory, deep, powerful, falsifiable, modest, simple, and conservative. A single explanation might violate more than one standard.

1. Although we usually have class at this time in this room, I don't see anybody in the classroom, because a wicked witch made them all invisible.

2. Although we usually have class at this time in this room, I don't see anybody in the classroom, because they all decided to skip class today.

3. Although we usually have class at this time in this room, I don't see anybody in the classroom, because it's Columbus Day.

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