 When \(B\) has no bearing on \(A\), \(p(A\mid B)=p(A)\), and this ratio just comes out 1, which is our neutral point. If instead \(B\) raises the probability of \(A\), this ratio comes out larger than 1; and if \(B\) lowers the probability of \(A\), it comes out smaller than 1. So \(\textit{coh}(A,B)\) measures the extent to which \(A\) and \(B\) are related. Shogenji’s formula \(\textit{coh}(A_1,\ldots,A_n)\) generalizes this idea for larger collections of propositions.