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 :::::Again we have a different understanding of English, here, ""must"". Like the flat-earth theory, fiducucial inference made claims that were false. There are many such failed systems of ""inference"", which are not mentioned. Where is the discussion of ""fiducial inference"" (or ""flat-earth theories"") in JASA 2000? That review of statistics had discussions on information complexity, which Melcombe neglected to discuss while he inserted ""fiducial inference"" in yet another article.   "