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True or false
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According to the account of belief, a belief can be true even if it is poorly supported.
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What branch of philosophy investigates knowledge and justified belief?
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To believe a claim is to accept it as , at least to some degree.
04
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Which of the following does the material identify as a possible source of evidence? Select all that apply.
- A
Perception
- B
Memory
- C
Testimony
- D
Reasoning
- E
Guessing
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A student believes a classroom is empty because they looked inside moments ago and saw no one. Which description best identifies the support for the student's belief?
- A
The belief is supported by a random guess.
- B
The belief has perceptual support.
- C
The belief is supported only by testimony.
- D
The belief is certain because it concerns a classroom.
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What is the term for whether a belief is appropriately supported?
07
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1 point
A person can feel certain about a claim and still be .
08
True or false
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The central questions of epistemology have one universally accepted answer.
- A
True
- B
False
09
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A person randomly guesses that a room is empty. The room is empty, and the person believes their guess. According to the justified true belief account, which condition is missing from this example?
- A
The person lacks belief in the claim.
- B
The claim is not true, because it was guessed.
- C
The person lacks justification for the belief.
- D
The person lacks certainty, which is always required for knowledge.
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Which questions does the material identify as part of debates about adequate justification? Select all that apply.
- A
Whether a person must be able to explain their reasons
- B
Whether reliable belief-forming methods are enough
- C
How beliefs can be supported by other beliefs without an endless chain of reasons
- D
What makes evidence or support adequate
- E
Whether every justified belief must feel certain
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In the stronger epistemic sense, what does it mean for a claim to be certain?
- A
A feeling of complete confidence
- B
A status in which the claim cannot reasonably be doubted
- C
A belief formed through testimony
- D
A belief that happens to be true
12
Open ended
1 point
You read a reliable notice that a familiar street is closed. You have no reason to distrust the notice, but you can imagine that it is outdated. Explain why you may still know that the street is closed in ordinary life, according to the material.
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A person has a justified true belief, but the belief is true partly by luck. What concern does this kind of case raise about the JTB account?
- A
They show that belief and truth are never relevant to knowledge.
- B
They challenge whether justified true belief is a complete account of knowledge.
- C
They prove that certainty is required for every instance of knowledge.
- D
They show that evidence cannot support a belief.
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1 point
Two people believe it will rain tomorrow. One relies on a forecast predicting rain; the other makes a random guess. What best explains why the first person's belief has stronger support?
- A
The belief is justified only if the forecast turns out to be correct.
- B
The forecast provides support that a random guess lacks.
- C
The person knows it will rain because forecasts cannot be wrong.
- D
A belief based on a forecast is not a belief until the rain begins.
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A person guesses that a room is empty, and the guess happens to be correct. According to the material, why might this still fail to count as knowledge?
- A
It must be held with complete confidence.
- B
It must be supported by testimony rather than perception.
- C
It must be true in a way that is appropriately connected to the believer's belief.
- D
It must be impossible for the believer to imagine being mistaken.
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Which set of conditions describes the traditional justified true belief account of knowledge?
- A
The claim is true, the person believes it, and the person is justified in believing it.
- B
The person is certain, other people agree, and the claim cannot be doubted.
- C
The person believes the claim, can explain it, and has ruled out every possible error.
- D
The claim is true, the person has reliable evidence, and the person feels confident.
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Written response
1 point
What philosophical term names the question of whether a belief is appropriately supported?
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1 point
What problem do Gettier cases raise for the traditional justified true belief account?
- A
They show that justified beliefs are always false.
- B
They establish that knowledge requires absolute certainty.
- C
They show that evidence can come only from perception.
- D
They suggest that truth, belief, and justification may not be sufficient when luck helps make a belief true.
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1 point
A person believes a classroom is empty because they looked inside moments ago and saw no one. What type of support does this observation provide?
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True or false
1 point
According to the material, a person may know something without feeling absolutely certain or ruling out every imaginable possibility of error.
- A
True
- B
False