2. If you adopt the principle of charity when presented with a new idea, then the idea should only be criticized if the idea is
obviously wrong.
new or different
so strange it is difficult to understand.
fully understood first

3. The principle of charity is
a provisional belief (i.e., a temporary belief).
an initial presumption that a new idea might be true until it can be proved otherwise.
an initial suspension of disbelief or the toleration of ambiguity of an idea.
all of the above are true.

4. One way to be open and receptive and to free the conditioned mind to absorb something new is to use
the principle of charity as a methodological principle.
the principle of charity as a last resort.
the principle of prejudgment as an operational rule.
the belief that nothing can be known with certainty.

5. The principle of charity is a methodological principle. This statement means
an idea can be criticized after it is well understood.
all ideas are really true in their own way.
both a and b are true.
none of the above are true.

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