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Answers describe all possible real outcomes of a question.

== Answer requirements ==
Correctly defined answer options for prediction questions must fulfil the following requirements:
# Answers must not leave out any potential outcomes (completeness principle)
# Answers must specify outcomes which are - at least potentially - verifiable (falsifiability principle)

== Entry sequence ==
Enter the answer options in ascending order, i.e. the lowest first. Note that the trend chart will be displayed in descending order, with the highest value on top.

== Example ==

==== Wrong ==== 
* Q: Will the India National Congress return to power in India in the general elections of 2019?
** A1: Yes - Due to strong anti-establishment factors
** A2: No - Due to development initiatives by the current govt.

==== Right ====
* Q: Will the India National Congress return to power in India in the general elections of 2019?
** A1: Yes
** A2: No

==== Discussion ====
A1 and A2 violate requirements for a valid answer option definitions. It is not a verifiable fact //why// the India  National Congress came to power, only //that// it came to power which violates requirement 2. Even if it were verifiable, the answer options violate requirement 1, as they leave out the many //other// reasons which may result in "Yes" or "No" outcomes.

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