One Reason the Determinist's Claim That Every Event Has a Sufficient

question 15

Multiple Choice

One reason the determinist's claim that every event has a sufficient explanation seems hard to disagree with is that

• A) it implies that negative freedom is possible.
• B) it implies that positive freedom is possible.
• C) it appears to be a basic presupposition of knowledge.
• D) it was embraced by Plato.

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Definitions:

Covariance

A measure indicating the extent to which two variables change in tandem, helping to assess the degree to which they move in relation to each other.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables on a numerical scale from -1 to 1.

Standard Deviations

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean, often used in finance to quantify the volatility of returns.

Perfectly Negatively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where one variable increases as the other decreases with a correlation coefficient of -1.