According to Kuhn, a scientific revolution:
A) occurs when the old paradigm is proved false.
B) occurs when the new paradigm is proved true.
C) is something that ought to occur, but never does in actual scientific practice.
D) is when a new paradigm builds upon and extends an old one.
E) None of the above

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Kuhn's concept of a scientific revolution involves a shift from one paradigm to another, where the new paradigm is not necessarily proven true nor the old one proven false. Instead, it's about a change in the fundamental framework through which scientists understand and investigate the world, which doesn't align with any of the given options A through D.

According to Kuhn, a Scientific Revolution