Consider one of your ordinary beliefs. Now illustrate the Beardsleys' notion of philosophical questioning by examining this belief. What reasons do you have for thinking it to be true? What more fundamental beliefs underlie it? What philosophical questions are raised in the process?

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The Answer is A good essay will:
State one of your ordinary beliefs clearly and succinctly.
Provide several (more than one) supporting reasons for why you believe this statement to be true.
Examine the more fundamental beliefs that must hold in order for your belief to be true.
Examine several (more than one) philosophical questions that arise from holding your belief to be true.

Consider One of Your Ordinary Beliefs