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WorksheetsPHILOQ1W3 - Truth and Opinion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following statements about opinion is true?
The following statements are true EXCEPT_________
There is some truth in opinion
Biases and prejudices have certain truth and must not be automatically discarded
Truth is always relative
It is possible to know the truth
Which of the following statements expresses an opinion?
The sun will rise tomorrow
The sea has no color of its own
Candidate A is best suited for the presidency
Dogs cannot fly
Truth is ________
The collective mind set of people
Subjective feeling towards certain things
Biased and prejudiced
Objective and based in rational evaluation
Opinion is _______
Objective
Akin to Holistic perspective
A partial point of view
The truth
Which of the following philosophers is famous for this dictum: "Cogito ergo sum"?
Socrates is famous for his method called
Elenchus
Methodic Doubt
Phenomenology
Who among the following has a greater chance of knowing the truth?
Someone who takes information at face value
Someone who believes in something because it is said by an authority
Someone who relies on subjective interpretation of things
Someone who rationally examines and validates information
The following methods lead to truth EXCEPT _____
Emotional evaluation
methodic doubt
scrupulous scrutity
rational demonstration
Doxa is equivalent to a partial point of view
Adamant clinging on one's doxa or opinion will lead him to truth
Doxa is better than episteme
Truth is basically subjective
True
False
Episteme requires a rigid process of rationalization
True
False
There is no truth in opinion
True
False
