Question

Which of the following best describes a skeptical point of view?

readily accepting new ideas that seem plausible or useful
needing substantial validated evidence or data to accept an idea as valid
never accepting an idea despite supporting evidence or data
accepting an idea as long as someone with valid credentials supports it

Answer 1

Well do you know what skeptical means?

Answer 2

sure it means skeptical

Answer 3

Skeptical means someone that isn’t easily convinced, so which answer seems like someone you need to convince?

Answer 4

okay ty

Answer 5

Did you get the answer?

Answer 6

No.

Answer 7

It's like when you are suspicious of someone

Answer 8

So, what do you THINK it is?

Answer 9

Or KNOW.

Answer 10

Skeptical - "not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations."

a. readily accepting new ideas that seem plausible or useful
This would not be correct, because "readily accepting" something is not having doubts

b. needing substantial validated evidence or data to accept an idea as valid
To be skeptical, you first have to doubt it, and to remove that doubt, you would need "substantial validated evidence or data to accept an idea as valid"

c. never accepting an idea despite supporting evidence or data
The word "never" instantly makes it not correct, because being skeptical is not the same as straight off blocking it out

d. accepting an idea as long as someone with valid credentials supports it
This doesn't seem as skeptical as just whatever-ing it


a and c are definitely wrong
out of b and d, b seems more correct, the idea of skepticism is displayed more

Answer 11

I thought the same thing lool