Augustine Says, "We Both Are, and Know That We Are

question 197

Multiple Choice

Augustine says, "we both are, and know that we are, and delight in our being, and our knowledge of it. Moreover, in these three things no true-seeming illusion disturbs us" because ...

• A) we do not come into contact with these by some bodily sense.
• B) we learned these truths only by being taught by others more learned than us.
• C) without these things we will commit sins against God.
• D) without these things we could not be reincarnated.

Analyze the conflict between personal experience and external claims, and the role of direct experience in perception.

Identify and explain various informal fallacies.

Recognize the impact of fallacies on the validity of an argument.

Distinguish between fallacies of relevance, ambiguity, and assumption.

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