Suppose we ask 20 people selected at random whether they like pizza with anchovies (a strong fish that is often on menus as a pizza topping), and find that none of them do. Now consider the following two hypotheses as potential explanations for this:

• H₁: No one likes anchovies.
• H₂: Some people, but not many, like anchovies.

which of these two hypotheses should we be more confident in and why?

a. We should be equally confident in both.

b. H₂ because it coheres better with our background knowledge.

c. H₂ because it makes the evidence more probable than does H₁.

d. H₁ because it coheres better with our background knowledge.

e. H₁ because it makes the evidence more probable than does H₂.