According to the rationalist, the principle of noncontradiction is a synthetic a priori truth because
a. it is necessary for the very possibility of thought.
b. it is based on extensive experience.
c. the majority of people believe it.
d. it is true by definition.
a. it is necessary for the very possibility of thought.
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a. Descartes b. Pollan c. Singer d. Leopold
"Plant the truth" illustrates the:
a. correspondence test b. coherence test c. pragmatic test d. creativity test
INSTRUCTIONS: Use indirect truth tables to answer the following problems. Given the statements: Q ? (N ? S) / N ? (L ? B) / (S ? E) ? (Q ? B) / Q ? ? B These statements are:
A) Inconsistent. B) Consistent. C) Invalid. D) Tautologous. E) Logically equivalent.
Which of the following is the mark of an educated mind? For the same reason as was suggested by Aristotle, namely being educated is not the same as being able __________
(a) to remember vast amounts of information (b) to deceive others with clever rhetoric (c) to force others to comply with one's orders (d) to entertain a thought without accepting it