PrepTest 54, Section 3, Question 12
Linguist: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that a society's world view is influenced by the language or languages its members speak. But this hypothesis does not have the verifiability of hypotheses of physical science, since it is not clear that the hypothesis could be tested.
Linguist: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that a society's world view is influenced by the language or languages its members speak. But this hypothesis does not have the verifiability of hypotheses of physical science, since it is not clear that the hypothesis could be tested.
Linguist: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that a society's world view is influenced by the language or languages its members speak. But this hypothesis does not have the verifiability of hypotheses of physical science, since it is not clear that the hypothesis could be tested.
Linguist: The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that a society's world view is influenced by the language or languages its members speak. But this hypothesis does not have the verifiability of hypotheses of physical science, since it is not clear that the hypothesis could be tested.
If the linguist's statements are accurate, which one of the following is most supported by them?
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is probably false.
Only the hypotheses of physical science are verifiable.
Only verifiable hypotheses should be seriously considered.
We do not know whether the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is true or false.
Only the hypotheses of physical science should be taken seriously.
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