Answer to Question #248642 in English for NUCHO

Question

 Adapted from: https://aeon.co/essays/our-epistemic-crisis-is-essentially-ethical-and-so-are-its-solutions

Questions 1. In Paragraph 1 we read, “The truth of a statement can be empirically tested”, explain what is meant by that statement. (3)

2. According to the text, why is honesty challenging to detect? (2) 3. What are the two points that determine that someone is not really honest? (4)

4. How did the author illustrate dishonesty? (2)

t 5. What is the actual problem of epistemological crisis? (2)

6. According to Williams, what constitute truthfulness? (2)

7. What do the following pronouns in bold refer to in the article?

(8) i) Their (Paragraph 2) ii) These (Paragraph 3) iii) This (Paragraph 4) iv) Them (Paragraph 5)

8. In a sentence or two, explain what the article is all about. (2)

Answer 1

1. It means that there is facts to support the argument.

2. It is require us to know what the other party knows which is impossible if they don't tell us.

3. How a person react to evidence that their claim is false and if they repeat their false claims.

4.The author illustrates that dishonesty is a repeated false claims.

5.The problems of epistemology. are problems of how we can possibly know certain. kinds of things that we claim to know or customarily.

6. Ethics

7.Their. Indicates possession by people.

This and these are used to point to something near you.

Them. Them is used to refer to the object of a clause. 

8. The article is all about the vartue of truth.