What are the three types of Truth?

• A. Empirical, Metaphysical, Ethical
• B. Practical, Theoretical, Moral
• C. Logical, Ontological, Moral
• D. Absolute, Relative, Contextual

Answer: (C)

Truth comes in different forms: logical truths, ontological truths, and moral truths. Logical truths are true by virtue of how reasoning works; they hold in all possible worlds and are discovered through analysis of meanings and inferences, not by checking facts about the external world. An example is a tautology or a valid inference like if A and B, then A. Ontological truths concern what exists and the nature of being—questions about existence, identity, and the structure of reality. They address what kinds of things there are and how they relate, such as whether certain entities or categories exist. Moral truths are about values and obligations—statements about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and what one ought to do.

This grouping is compelling because it separates truth into distinct domains with their own standards for justification: logical truth is guaranteed by logic itself, ontological truth by the features of reality, and moral truth by normative considerations about how we ought to act. The other options mix different kinds of classification (like empirical versus metaphysical, or practical versus theoretical) and don’t present three clearly distinct kinds of truth in the same way.