Lesson 3 Prompt: What does the book Writing Arguments tell us about the concept of truth? Cite page numbers for accuracy.

The book Writing Arguments tells us that there is no one perfect truth, only varying degrees of truth. Every problem involves complex issues in which there is no single answer that is an absolute truth but rather there are varying degrees of truth and so our responsibility when facing a problem is to find the best truth available. In our search for the best truth we must be willing to be flexible with our opinions and if necessary be willing to change our opinions if a better truth is realized. Because a perfect truth is unobtainable we cannot seek to prove that something is an absolute truth but rather we must show that our truth is the best truth available (11-12).