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The economist's theory of the Industrial Revolution’s economic growth should not be accepted until evidence shows that a shift in values occurred before the revolution. Why? Because valid explanations must be grounded in factual evidence.

The conclusion is a condition placed on accepting the economist’s theory: “no one should accept this explanation until historical evidence demonstrates that a change in values occurred prior to the Industrial Revolution.”

This is the phenomenon which the economist seeks to explain. It is not the historian’s overall conclusion.

This is context. It tells us the effect of the rapid growth that occurred during the Industrial Revolution. This growth is the phenomenon that the economist seeks to explain.

This rephrases the conclusion.

The historian is not arguing that the economist’s explanation is incorrect; the historian is arguing that there is insufficient evidence to accept the economist’s explanation.

The historian doesn’t make this argument. The historian’s argument is that there is insufficient evidence on value shifts, and we need that evidence before accepting the economist’s theory. Therefore, we cannot yet accept the theory.

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