 One particular argument that he gives against consistency is that it can conflict with likelihood. Sober (1988a) presents an example in which likelihood inference can fail to be consistent. But Sober follows Anthony Edwards (1972) in positing that likelihood is a “primitive postulate” which does not need justification based on repeated sampling. If a likelihood inference can fail to be statistically consistent but is still justified, then clearly consistency cannot be a necessary criterion of justified inference.