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Of the Three Possibilities as to Where the Chain of Inference

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Of the three possibilities as to where the chain of inference and justification of one belief by others may stop, Aristotle considered which of the following to be the only legitimate option?


A) It doesn't stop; the chain of beliefs that justify other beliefs is infinite.
B) The chain of justifying beliefs has a circular structure and eventually returns to where it started.
C) The chain of justifying beliefs is simply an illusion and all beliefs have the same justification.
D) There must be some justified beliefs that are not justified by other beliefs.

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