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.
-Is the argument valid?

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The argument contains a contradiction between statements (2) and (4), suggesting that while facts (and knowledge of them) are objective, the evaluation of these facts (values) is not. This inconsistency indicates an invalid step in the argument's logic.

For the Next Group of Questions, Consider the Following Argument