Epistemology definitions quiz

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Olivia Flynn
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a priori knowledge?
Knowledge that you're certain of
Knowledge that you don't need proof of in order to know
Knowledge that you do need proof of in order to know
Knowledge no one can every really know for certain
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a synthetic statement?
A statement that is fake, or false
A statement that you cannot be certain of
A statement based on sensory experience
A statement about synthetics
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a necessary truth?
Something you need to know in order to know something else
Something only true sometimes
Something true when it is necessary
Something that is always true (often definitionally)
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these statements are examples of a paradox? (tick all that apply)
If there’s one thing that I know, it’s that I don’t know anything at all.
I hate wearing jackets in cold weather.
I am a compulsive liar.
One must be cruel to be kind
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these would be a good definition of justification?
Giving a personal opinion on why something has happened
Comforting someone by saying that we "can't know God's plans"
Giving an irrefutable (and often factual) reason why something has happened
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the key principle of "Ockham's Razor"?
Slicing away at someone's beliefs to destroy them is how you gain eventual philosophical truth
Often the simplest answer is the correct one
The line between "right" and "wrong" is razor thin
Philosophy, like a razor, can be used for good or evil
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does "begging the question" mean?
Saying something that obviously highlights another issue/ question to be raised
Purposely avoiding answering a specific problem or question
When an argument assumes that its conclusion is already correct in order to make its initial point
Really wanting to ask something but being unable to
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