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Doing Empirical Political Research
James M. Carlson, Providence College
Mark S. Hyde, Providence College
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Chapter 1: How Do We Know What's True?
Exercise 1: Distinguishing Sources of Knowledge
Answer each of the following questions with a short essay.
1. Give an example of something you know through each of the following methods: tenacity, authority, logic, faith, and science.
2. Why do you think people use the terms "sunrise" and "sunset" to describe the movement of the earth relative to the sun rather than the more descriptively accurate term "earthturn"?
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