Why must "unbiased"  and "truthful"  be listed as two separate conditions that a person must fulfill in order to be considered trustworthy?

What will be an ideal response


"Unbiased" refers to the tendency we all have as human beings to consciously or unconsciously favor one party or another in a dispute and thus then to see things the way we want to see them. But even an unbiased person might, for other reasons, not always speak the truth. So "truthful" needs to be added as an additional factor.

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A) A deductive argument. B) A valid argument. C) A sound argument. D) A cogent argument. E) An inductive argument.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best translates the statement into a standard form categorical proposition. Not every student will graduate

A) Some students will not graduate. B) All students are not persons who will graduate. C) Some students are not persons who will graduate. D) Some persons who will graduate are not students. E) Some persons who will not graduate are persons other than students.

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For Kant, the one thing in the world that is good without qualification is a good will

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Who gave the “rage against the machine” speech at U.C. Berkeley?

a. Dean Rausser c. Chapela Quist b. John Searle d. Mario Savio

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