How Should We Judge the Validity of a Positive Statement

question 183

Multiple Choice

How should we judge the validity of a positive statement?

• A) by determining whether it corresponds to our own ideas on ethics, religion, and political philosophy
• B) by ensuring there is no fallacy of composition
• C) by examining the professional credentials of the person who made the statement
• D) by analyzing the relevant data

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Definitions:

Willful Blindness

The deliberate avoidance of acknowledging information or facts that one could easily know, often to escape liability.

Unfair

Acting in a manner that is unjust, biased, or not in accordance with the rules or standards.

Rectification

The legal process of correcting an error or omission in a document to reflect the true intention of the parties involved.

Comma

A punctuation mark indicating a pause between parts of a sentence or used to separate items in a list.