Evaluate the Following Claim, Paying Particular Attention to Problems of Clarity

question 300

Essay

Evaluate the following claim, paying particular attention to problems of clarity. Note that claims may also present problems of knowability, though we don't address knowability per se in this chapter.
"In no previous epoch were adversaries so continuously and totally mobilized for instant war. It is a statistical certainty that hair-trigger readiness cannot endure as a permanent condition."-Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Bernard Lown, cofounder of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

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Definitions:

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that acts as a moral center, guiding behavior in accordance with societal norms and values.

Unconditional Positive Regard

A term in psychology that refers to accepting and supporting someone regardless of what they say or do, especially in a therapist-client relationship.

Source Traits

Source traits refer to the basic underlying traits or characteristics in a person's personality from which surface traits, observable behaviors, arise.

Surface Traits

Aspects of personality that can easily be seen by other people in the outward actions of a person.