Question

Explain and discuss the 3 categories of questions (fact, preference and judgement). Make sure to have at least two paragraphs, full of discussion and examples.

Answer 1

FACTS-

These include questions with an established procedure or method for finding the answer. These questions are settled by facts, by definition, or both. They are prominent in mathematics, as well as the physical and biological sciences

examples-

What is the boiling point of lead?

What is the size of this room?

What is the differential of this equation?

How does the hard drive on a computer operate?

What is the sum of 659 and 979?

How is potato soup prepared, according to established Polish tradition?

PREFERENCE-Questions with as many answers as there are different human preferences (a category in which subjective taste rules).

EXAMPLES-

•Would you rather have short hair or long hair?

•Or would you prefer that your head be shaved, either completely or in some segments

•Do you like to go to the opera?

•Do you like to watch football on TV?

•Do you prefer a flat pillow or a fluffy pillow?

•Do you want a ring or a necklace?

•Do you want to go outside now?

JUDGEMENT-Questions of Judgment (conflicting-systems) - Questions requiring reasoning, but with more than one arguable answer. These are questions that make sense to debate, questions with better-or-worse answers (well-supported and reasoned or poorly-supported and/or poorly-reasoned answers).

EXAMPLES-

¨Should assisted suicide be legalized?

¨To what extent is welfare justifiable?

¨How can we ensure long-term “health” of the environment while also considering the economic impact of the environmental decisions?

¨What philosophy of parenting makes best sense in the light of our knowledge of child development?

¨To what extent is it morally justified to subject animals to pain and suffering in experiments?

¨What can we do about the problem of education today?

¨What can we do about the problem of hunger in a world of plenty?

¨What can we do about the problem of big money in politics?

¨ How can we create a world in which critical thinking is a fundamental social value?