TOK Classic INTRO-3 Truth Tests

Which truth test asks whether a proposition matches up to what we know through our senses?

• The correspondence truth test

• The coherence truth test

• The consensus truth test

• The pragmatic truth test

Which truth test relies on the proposition fitting in with what we know to make sense?

• The correspondence truth test

• The coherence truth test

• The consensus truth test

• The pragmatic truth test

Which truth test is based on the idea that truth is what the majority of people believe?

• The correspondence truth test

• The coherence truth test

• The consensus truth test

• The pragmatic truth test

Which truth test considers truth to be whatever is useful and profitable to us?

• The correspondence truth test

• The coherence truth test

• The consensus truth test

• The pragmatic truth test

Which truth test is similar to empiricism and relies on personal experience?

• The correspondence truth test

• The coherence truth test

• The consensus truth test

• The pragmatic truth test

Which truth test is similar to rationalism and relies on reason and logic?

• The correspondence truth test

• The coherence truth test

• The consensus truth test

• The pragmatic truth test

Which truth test is not favored by any philosopher of note?

• The correspondence truth test

• The coherence truth test

• The consensus truth test

• The pragmatic truth test

Which truth test is used extensively by marketing companies to prove the quality of products they are trying to sell?

• The correspondence truth test

• The coherence truth test

• The consensus truth test

• The pragmatic truth test