For the next group of questions, consider the following argument:
Since (1) values are nothing more than our own evaluation of the facts, (2) they are not objective.(3) Knowledge of the facts is based on empirical evidence, and (4) anything based on such evidence is objective.But (5) evaluating facts is different from knowing them.
-If we analyzed the argument as a series of syllogisms, how many implicit propositions would be involved?

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The argument contains two implicit propositions: (1) that the process of evaluating facts (forming values) is subjective, and (2) that there is a distinction between knowing facts (objective) and evaluating them (subjective). These are not explicitly stated but are necessary for the argument's logic to hold.

For the Next Group of Questions, Consider the Following Argument