Which of the following represents how Peirce ordered his strategies for formulating beliefs, from most flawed to least flawed?
A) method of tenacity, method of authority, a priori method, scientific method
B) method of authority, method of tenacity, a priori method, scientific method
C) a priori method, method of tenacity, method of authority, scientific method
D) method of tenacity, a priori method, scientific method, method of authority

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Peirce's hierarchy of the methods for fixing belief, from the most flawed to the least flawed, starts with the method of tenacity (stubbornly clinging to one's beliefs), followed by the method of authority (accepting beliefs imposed by others), then the a priori method (relying on a rational, yet detached from experience, process), and finally, the scientific method, which he viewed as the most reliable and least flawed method for establishing beliefs.

Which of the Following Represents How Peirce Ordered His Strategies