Question

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows:
...The philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine ventures even further and maintains that experience never forces one to reject any particular belief. He views science as an integrated web of interconnecting hypotheses, procedures, and formalisms, and argues that any impact of the world on the web can be distributed in many different ways. If we're willing to make drastic enough changes in the rest of the web of our beliefs, the argument goes, we can hold to our belief in the efficacy of the above diet, or indeed in the validity of any pseudoscience.
The author of the passage would most likely inclined to agree with the individual who argues that Willard Van Orman Quine's philosophical views are:

• A. bankrupt, because they do not apply to any particular situation
• B. callous as they do not serve any purpose
• C. extreme, because some beliefs can be proven to be either true or false
• D. flawed, because they do not explain why anyone would reject any belief
• E. insightful, because any set of beliefs has to be as valid as any other

Hint:

In RC questions, identify whether the author agrees or disagrees, then choose the option reflecting that tone.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Identify the author's stance.
The author suggests Quine's idea allows belief in pseudoscience, indicating disagreement.

Step 2: Match critique.
Thus, Quine’s view is considered "extreme".