Believing Something Because You Strongly Want It to Be True

question 12

True/False

Believing something because you strongly want it to be true is a good epistemic reason for belief.

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Definitions:

Cost of Debt

is the effective rate that a company pays on its total debt, an important component in calculating the cost of capital.

Security Market Line

A graphical representation of the risk-return trade-off for individual securities, illustrating the capital asset pricing model (CAPM).

Risk-free Rate

The yield from an investment that carries no risk of losing money.

Expected Return

Return on a risky asset expected in the future.