Evaluate the following claim, paying particular attention to problems of clarity. Note that claims may also present problems of knowability, though we don't address knowability per se in this chapter.Conservative Christians are a politically sophisticated voting bloc.

What will be an ideal response?


This may be an expression of praise; then again, it may not. The claim does not make clear exactly what is being said about conservative Christians. It's not even totally clear who conservative Christians are.

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For Plato, particular objects of our sensations are real

a. insofar as they match up with our immediate sensations b. only if they resemble ideal geometrical shapes c. because they are produced by the gods d. only in the sense that they participate in (or are copies of) the Forms  

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Mill answers the question "How can I know what is right?" by arguing that

A) it is impossible to know what is right. B) nothing is always right. C) the principle of utility can tell us what is right. D) only God's word can tell us what is right.

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Among the five basic precepts is the principle that one should avoid false speech

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to Immanuel Kant, we live in two separate but equal worlds:

A) ?the world of being, and the world of becoming. B) ?the world of nature, and the world of action and belief. C) ?the world of sense, and the world of intellect. D) ?the world of mind, and the world of body

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