Questions for practice

1. “The quality of knowledge is best measured by how many people accept it.” Discuss this claim with reference to two areas of knowledge.

2. “The production of knowledge is always a collaborative task and never solely a product of the individual.” Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge.

3. Do good explanations have to be true?

4. “Disinterestedness is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” Discuss this claim with reference to two areas of knowledge.

5. “The production of knowledge requires accepting conclusions that go beyond the evidence for them.” Discuss this claim.

6. “One way to assure the health of a discipline is to nurture contrasting perspectives.” Discuss this claim.

• Define Your Terms
• Organise Your Examples (how it could be true/beneficial, how it could be false/problematic)
• Outline
• Build Your Paragraphs Carefully with precise Examples and extensive explanations (be sure to say a lot about a little) that show implications of shared and personal knowledge