What do facts need to have meaning, according to Carl L. Becker?

a. They need to be situated in a web of circumstances that produced them.
b. They need to be endorsed by expert authorities.
c. They need to be verified.
d. They need to be verifiable.


ANSWER: a

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A) No C are A. B) Some A are not F. C) All A are C. D) Some C are not F. E) Some F are not C.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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