For a proposition to be true, it must have all the following characteristics EXCEPT

AIt must be objective

BIt must be in tune with accepted beliefs ✓ Correct

CIt must be consistent

DIt must be testable

Correct answer: (B) It must be in tune with accepted beliefs

Explanation

A true proposition need not agree with accepted beliefs, so that is the exception.

Truth requires being objective, consistent and testable.

Accepted beliefs may themselves be mistaken, so conformity to them is no test of truth.

A claim can be true while clashing with what is widely believed.

Hence agreement with accepted beliefs is not a mark of truth.

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