Merging beliefs depends on the relative reliability of their sources. When unknown, assuming equal reliability is unwarranted. The solution proposed in this article is that every reliability profile is possible, and only what holds according to all is accepted. Alternatively, one source is completely reliable, but which one is unknown. These two cases motivate two existing forms of merging: maxcons-based merging and arbitration.
翻译:合并的信念取决于其来源的相对可靠性。当未知时,假定同等可靠性是没有道理的。本条提出的解决办法是,每一个可靠性特征都是可能的,只有符合所有要求的才被接受。或者,一个来源是完全可靠的,但一个是未知的。这两个案例促成了两种现有的合并形式:以最大宗合并和仲裁。