Test Bank for How to Think About Weird Things, 9th Edition by Theodore Schick

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Chapter 2
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) A paradigm is a theoretical framework.
1) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > A paradigm is a theoretical framework.



2) An anomaly is a phenomenon that doesn’t fit into an existing theoretical framework.
2) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > An anomaly is a phenomenon that doesn’t fit ...



3) The law of noncontradiction is a law of thought.
3) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > The law of noncontradiction is a law of thought.



4) Something is logically impossible if it violates the law of non sequitur.
4) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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,5) Something is technologically impossible if it can’t be achieved using current technology.
5) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > Something is technologically impossible if it can...



6) Some things can both have a property and lack it at the same time.
6) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > Some things can both have a property and lack it a...



7) Logical possibility is a necessary condition for physical impossibility.
7) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > Logical possibility is a necessary condition for p...



8) It is logically possible for a triangle to not have three interior angles.
8) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > It is logically possible for a triangle to n...




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, 9) It is logically possible for pigs to fly.
9) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > It is logically possible for pigs to fly.



10) Einstein's theory of relativity provides a way of looking at the universe that makes it both
logically and physically possible for the future to exist now.
10) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > Einstein's theory of relativity provides a way



11) Accepting a belief in precognition seems to require rejecting a belief in free will.
11) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 02 The Possibility of the Impossible > Accepting a belief in precognition seems to ...



12) Just because something is logically or physically possible doesn't mean that it will ever be
actual.
12) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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