Testing Common Sense Ideas

question 51

Multiple Choice

Testing common sense ideas:

• A)is of little value because it consists of things we already know are true.
• B)never results in new knowledge.
• C)should only be done if a theory has been developed.
• D)is valuable because such notions often turn out to be incorrect.

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Definitions:

Shortage

An instance where there is more demand for a product or service than what is available in the market.

Offshore Oil Wells

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Oil Refineries

Industrial processing plants where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel.

Hurricane Katrina

One of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the United States, causing widespread destruction along the Gulf coast, particularly in New Orleans, in August 2005.