is the ability to consider more alternatives. These may be alternative explanations, designs, or courses of action.
If I consider three alternatives where before I could only consider two, if the third one happens to be better
than the other two, it is a real gain. This applies directly to the case of
carry on using the same ineffective medical treatments because of failure to think of alternative causes
I’m not convinced. One very simple gain from
is the ability to consider more alternatives. These may be alternative explanations, designs, or courses of action. If I consider three alternatives where before I could only consider two, if the third one happens to be better than the other two, it is a real gain. This applies directly to the case of