Types Of Knowlage

Question 1

Authoritative knowledge

Answer 1

Gained by expert/ like text teachers scientist.

Question 2

Benefit and problem with authoritative knowledge

Answer 2

It is quick to share

It’s very easy to get wrong or be corrupted

Question 3

Rational knowledge

Answer 3

Gained from logic and reasoning

Question 4

Benefit and problem of rational Knowledge

Answer 4

Usually dependable and part of any understanding

Can be wrong when hard to spot errors exist in the reasoning

Question 5

Empirical knowledge

Answer 5

Gained from observations and experimentation this is the arbiter of truth in any science question.

Question 6

Benefit of empirical knowledge

Answer 6

Observations may be qualitative (no number) or quantitative (number)
Observations have properties of precision reproducibility and accuracy