Many Have Described 2002 as the Year of the Palindrome

question 152

Multiple Choice

Many have described 2002 as the year of the palindrome - a word or phrase that reads the same whether read from right or left. While Ahmed was unaware of the term, once he read an article about palindromes for his English class, he saw the term three more times that week. This is probably the result of:

• A)selective intuition.
• B)selective attention.
• C)selective perception.
• D)selective retention.

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Definitions:

Rationalists

Philosophers or thinkers who emphasize reason, logic, and intellect over sensory experience or empirical evidence as the primary sources of knowledge.

Coherence

The property of being a unified whole, with all elements fitting together well.

Rationality

The quality of being based on or in accordance with reason or logic; typically applied in the context of human decision-making processes that are logical, sensible, and based on clear thinking or reason.

Synthetic A Priori

A concept in epistemology that denotes judgments that are derived independently of experience while still providing new knowledge.