A template for generating philosophical problems consists of the following three steps. First, skeptics argue that some particular beliefs might be false. Second, they suggest that a general belief is required for some particular beliefs to be justified. Third, they claim that no particular belief is justified, and that those who hold some particular beliefs have the burden of justifying a general belief without relying on a particular belief. This template can be used to generate philosophical problems, such as the problem of induction, the argument from a bad lot, the argument from a brute fact, and other philosophical problems. They all result from confusing a means and an end.