Moore Defends Common Sense Against Skeptics and Others Who Deride

question 7

Multiple Choice

Moore defends common sense against skeptics and others who deride our ordinary beliefs. He insists that there is a vast amount of shared knowledge about the world, expressible in ordinary language and about which we can be quite certain. He provides an argument that he thinks decisively defeats skepticism about an external world: If skepticism is true, we do not have knowledge of the external world, but we obviously do have knowledge of the external world; therefore, skepticism is false.
-Moore claims that the best phrase to describe "external things" is

• A) things external to our bodies.
• B) things external to our minds.
• C) existing things.
• D) things outside of us.

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Definitions:

DDT

Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, a synthetic pesticide known for its environmental persistence and effects on wildlife.

Parathion

A highly toxic organophosphate pesticide used to control insects in agricultural settings.

Crop Rotation

An agricultural practice of growing different types of crops in the same area in sequential seasons to improve soil health and reduce pests.

Monocultures

The agricultural practice of growing a single species, variety, or breed of plant or animal in a field or farming system at a time.