TFY Ch3 Exercise

TFY Ch3

Exercise P 76

Definition:

Know: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; know how to do or perform something.


Certain: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty;
established beyond doubt or question; definitely known.

Verified: corroborated: supported or established by evidence or proof.


Existence: being: the state or fact of existing; is an ontological topic par excellence.


Real: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory.


Fact: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.

Chapter Quiz p94

1. Some facts can be determined by measurements - T
2. Some facts can be confirmed by the senses, others by recordss. - T
3. The most reliable facts are those that have been repeatedly confirmed b tests over time. - T
4. Facts often consist of obvous details that are seen but not consciously recognized. - T
5. Sometimes what we claim to be facts are untrue because the human perceptions used to determine them are limied and fallible. - T
6. A person educated in critical thinking qualifies statements to reflect probabilities and uncertainties using provisional pharases such as "it appers that..."
7. The only standards we use to determine facts are verifiability, reliability, plausibility, and credibility. - T
8. The study of many subjects consists of memorizing facts, because they are the nearest things we have to certainties. - T
9. All newspapers can be depended upon as reliable sources of facts about world events. - T
10. An atmosphere that permits disagreements about sidely accepted perceptions and beliefs helps critical thinking to flourish. - T