Lesson 8

Question 1

supported statement

Answer 1

a statement whose truth value depends on evidence or information from outside itself

Question 2

3 ways to determine the truth value of supported
statements

Answer 2

1. authority
2. experience
3. deduction

Question 3

authority

Answer 3

a trustworth, authoritative source (e.g., scripture, encyclopedia)

Question 4

experience

Answer 4

trusting our own senses to determine truth value

Question 5

deduction

Answer 5

reasoning to some conclusion based on other statements, whose truth value we know