Use the following statement attributed to the French philosopher Denis Diderot, the chief editor of the Encyclopédie, to answer the question below:

"In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go."—Public Domain

What does Diderot mean by the phrase "shake a hypothesis"?

combine it with another hypothesis

prove it is flawed or wrong

provide it with additional force

interpret it literally

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Use the following statement attributed to the French philosopher Denis Diderot, the chief editor of the Encyclopédie, to answer the question below:

"In order to shake a hypothesis, it is sometimes not necessary to do anything more than push it as far as it will go."—Public Domain

What does Diderot mean by the phrase "shake a hypothesis"?

combine it with another hypothesis 

prove it is flawed or wrong 

provide it with additional force 

interpret it literally

anonymous · Answer

@Lady.Liv1776 , @Lost.In.Regret

anonymous · Answer

What do you think first?

anonymous · Answer

I think that it might be to prove it is flawed of wrong. What do you think?

anonymous · Answer

sorry can't help :(

anonymous · Answer

It's okay @Lost.In.Regret

anonymous · Answer

you are right, that is what he is implying :)

anonymous · Answer

Thank you so much! Can you help me with another one?

anonymous · Answer

Absolutely! :P