Question

Choose the set of three statements which are most logically related:
Statements:
A. Some beliefs are uncertain.
B. Nothing uncertain is worth dying for.
C. Some belief is worth dying for.
D. All beliefs are uncertain.
E. Some beliefs are certain.
F. No belief is worth dying for.

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

Hint:

When a general conclusion matches the logical direction of specific cases plus rules, the set is consistent.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Take A (“Some beliefs are uncertain”), B (“Nothing uncertain is worth dying for”), and F (“No belief is worth dying for”):
- From A and B: If some beliefs are uncertain, and nothing uncertain is worth dying for, then those uncertain beliefs are not worth dying for.
- F generalizes this to say that no belief at all is worth dying for, which is consistent if we accept that other beliefs also do not qualify.
- There is no contradiction, and the reasoning forms a consistent set with A providing a case, B providing a rule, and F giving the general conclusion.