A conviction that something is true where the only evidence for this is the conviction itself is
A) a true belief
B) a mere belief
C) a justified belief
D) an evidential belief
B
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Students at Summerhill tend to do well when they take standardized exams. To what does the school attribute this fact?
a. That students opt to study subjects they are attracted to instead of those they dislike. b. That students study harder than students at public schools in the UK. c. That students have no guidelines for learning and therefore are freer in their thinking. d. None of the above.
One of the functions of a hypothesis is to:
A) Close the gap between fact and theory. B) Eliminate the need for evidence. C) Introduce certainty into science. D) Eliminate the need for an explanation. E) Direct the search for evidence.
________ is the view that what is morally right and good for an individual is whatever that person believes is morally right and good.
A. Conventionalism B. Moral subjectivism C. Moral anti-realism D. Preferentialism
Which of the following statements is ambiguous?
A) All of the apples that I bought are golden delicious. B) The stolen bicycle was found by a man sleeping in the park. C) Gail has a new hair do. D) Ibuprofen can relieve a headache. E) Professor Johnson, my anthropology teacher, is old.