Skepticism is the view that

A. all knowledge of the external world is based on sense experience.
B. knowledge of the external world cannot be obtained by sense experience alone.
C. we can't have knowledge of the external world.
D. knowledge of the external world cannot be obtained by reason alone.
E. all knowledge of the external world is based on reason.


Answer: C

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A. it is possible for the conclusion to be true. B. it is not necessary that if the premises are true, then the conclusion is true. C. it is necessary that if the premises are true, then the conclusion is true. D. it is not possible for the conclusion to be false.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Identify any formal fallacies or fallacies of language in the following passage."If you just realized what I just realized, then we'd be perfect for each other and we'd never find another. But you didn't just realize what I just realized." -Colby Calait

What will be an ideal response?

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