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19 Cards in this Set
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what is critical thinking?
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either-or-fallacy
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assuming only two alternatives |
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red herring
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introducing an irrelevant point or topic to divert attention from issues at hand |
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activated ignorance |
false information that is mistakenly believed to be true and acted upon |
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inhert information
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memorized information that is not fully understood |
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ad hominem
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dismiss an argument by attacking the person who offers it rather than refuting its reasoning |
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begging the question |
asserting a conclusion that is assumed in the reasoning |
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straw man |
exaggerating an opponents argument so that it might be more easily attacked |
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appeal to authority |
justify support on a position by citing well-known figure who supports it |
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what is a fallacy
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an error in reasoning |
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concomitant variation
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pattern between a possible cause and a possible effect |
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inhert information
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taking into the mid information that, though we memorize we do not understand |
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5 key factors in establishing the accuracy and validity of information |
authority, point of view, transparency, scope of depth, accuracy |
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all reasoning has____?
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-purpose -clarity -significant -fair context -seeks to settle some question |
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elements of reasoning |
purpose, concepts, assumptions, interpretations, implications, question at issue, information, point of view |
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intellectual standards
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clarity, accuracy, depth, breadth, logicalness, fairness, relevance, precision |
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two genuine forms of objectivity
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inauthenic objectivity is (sophistic objectivity)- where multiple viewpoints are considered and then dismissed to protect the statues quo |
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quantitative vs qualitative evidence
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qualitative- why and how something happened |
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empirical
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based on or derived from practical experiment and direct observation
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