Our Ignorance of Whether Something Is True Is Not Evidence

question 68

Multiple Choice

Our ignorance of whether something is true is not evidence that it is true.But is it evidence that it is false?

• A)Yes, since if it were true, we would not be ignorant about it.
• B)Yes, since saying that something is unknown means the same thing as saying that it is false.
• C)Yes, since all true propositions are knowable.
• D)No, since our ignorance means that it could either be true or false.
• E)No, since we are never ignorant about false propositions.

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Definitions:

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Term

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