Question 1

Differences in attitude may persist despite complete agreement in beliefs due to

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A)   differences in personal temperament.
B)   early training.
C)   social status.
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Stevenson distinguishes between disagreement in

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A)   belief and attitude.
B)   belief and interpretation.
C)   attitude and preference.
D)   interpretation and religion.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 3

Explain Stevenson's view of the role that science can play in resolving an ethical disagreement. Do you agree with his assessment? Why or why not? Cite some concrete examples of scientific beliefs having an impact on ethical conflicts.

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Question 4

Disagreement in attitude determines what beliefs are relevant to an ethical argument.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Any belief that is introduced into an argument about values is likely to bring about a difference in attitude.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Stevenson argues that agreement in attitude tends to promote the resolution of ethical argument, whether or not disagreement in belief remains.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An argument that is concerned with attitudes is necessarily a disagreement in attitude.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ethical arguments usually involve disagreement predominately in belief.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 9

According to Stevenson, ethical conflict usually involves

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A)   disagreement in belief only.
B)   disagreement in both belief and attitude.
C)   disagreement in attitude only.
D)   None of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and D) B

Question 10

Stevenson claims that disagreements in belief can be resolved by

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A)   the methods of the sciences.
B)   attitudinal changes.
C)   moving oratory.
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) A) and B) A

Question 11

Stevenson thinks that the methods of science should have undisputed sway in normative ethics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ethical arguments can often be resolved without the two parties reaching agreement in belief.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If I am confident that Candidate O will become the next president, and you suspect it will be Candidate M, we have a disagreement of

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A)   value.
B)   interpretation.
C)   belief.
D)   attitude.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Stevenson describes a dispute between two people choosing where to eat dinner. How does this illustrate the distinction between disagreement in attitude and disagreement in belief? What other examples demonstrate this point?

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Question 15

Stevenson cites two men's conflict over where to have dinner as an example of disagreement in

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A)   value.
B)   interpretation.
C)   belief.
D)   attitude.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

If all our beliefs agree, it follows that we will agree in attitude as well.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Stevenson, the belief that science can always settle arguments about value is

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A)   a pipe dream.
B)   a useful heuristic maxim.
C)   well founded.
D)   indisputably true.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

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