Peirce says, "The irritation of doubt causes a struggle to attain a state of belief. I shall term this struggle ..."
A) inquiry.
B) proof.
C) deduction.
D) abstraction.

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Peirce specifically states that the struggle that arises from the irritation of doubt is inquiry: "Inquiry is thus the r﻿oad to truth ﻿and t﻿h﻿e﻿ ﻿menta﻿l ﻿attitude that is regulated by the﻿﻿﻿﻿ idea﻿﻿ of ﻿﻿truth﻿﻿, in t﻿he conduct of﻿ which consists﻿﻿ its﻿ essential ﻿pri﻿n﻿ciples.﻿"

Peirce Says, "The Irritation of Doubt Causes a Struggle to Attain