Puzzling Out Knowledge Multiple Choice

* not completed

. The example of the Antarctica meteorite shows that evidence

Can be complex and hard to evaluate. correct incorrect

Is really just a matter of opinion. correct incorrect

Leads to a firm conclusion when evaluated correctly. correct incorrect

Has no impact on people's beliefs. correct incorrect

* not completed

. A belief's reasonableness depends on

How well it matches the evidence. correct incorrect

How well it fits with our background beliefs. correct incorrect

How much relevant evidence we have. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

* not completed

. The main point of Haack's crossword analogy is that a belief's justification

Depends partly on background beliefs and partly on prejudices. correct incorrect

Depends partly on its evidence and partly on how it fits with our background beliefs. correct incorrect

Depends partly on our will to inquire and partly on our ingenuity. correct incorrect

Depends partly on evidence and partly on emotions. correct incorrect

* not completed

. One obstacle to inquiry is what Haack calls a "failure of will," which is when

We don't want to know the answer badly enough to go to the trouble of finding it. correct incorrect

We don't want to know the answer and go to a lot of trouble to avoid finding it. correct incorrect

We prioritize less important activities over inquiry against our better judgment. correct incorrect

Both a and b. correct incorrect

* not completed

. Even when we really want the answer to a question, we sometimes fail in inquiry, because

We don't work together as a community. correct incorrect

We don't have intellectual integrity. correct incorrect

We have limited imaginations and intellects. correct incorrect

We overcome our natural limitations. correct incorrect

* not completed

. Haack says that progress in the sciences is like progress on a crossword puzzle because

Everyone must work on it alone. correct incorrect

The answers are just a matter of opinion. correct incorrect

Getting one right answer makes it easier to get others. correct incorrect

Science is an abstract puzzle that doesn't connect to practical life. correct incorrect

* not completed

. Haack believes that inquirers

Depend on the work of others. correct incorrect

Cooperate with others. correct incorrect

Compete with others. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

* not completed

. Haack says that one obstacle to inquiry can be a failure of will. An example of a failure of will might be

Not wanting to hear that your conclusions are wrong because you have to redo your work. correct incorrect

Collecting enough evidence for a conviction without caring who committed the crime. correct incorrect

Half-heartedly researching a question because finding the answer means your funding runs out. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect