For Astell, if the nature of the thing is such as that it admits of no undoubted premises to argue from, or at least we don't at present know of any, or that the conclusion does not necessarily follow as to give a perfect satisfaction to the mind and free it from all hesitation, that which we think of it is then called ..."
A) opinion.
B) faith.
C) fallacy.
D) judgement.

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Astell refers to a situation where there are no undoubted premises or the conclusion doesn't necessarily follow. In such a case, what we think of it is called opinion. Faith, on the other hand, involves belief without proof or evidence, which is not necessarily the case here. Fallacy and judgement are not mentioned in the given context.

For Astell, If the Nature of the Thing Is Such