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Critical thinking terms and vocabulary review

RichardWoodrome
Created Date 11.22.19
Last Updated 11.25.19
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  • In an argument, the claim for which a premise is supposed to give a reason.
  • The three rhetorical approaches used to influence an audience.
  • A word or phrase (e.g., “in light of the fact”) that ordinarily indicates the presence of the premise of an argument.
  • A lack of clarity that can occur when it is not clear to what or whom a pronoun is supposed to refer.
  • A claim that is made true or false by your thinking that it is true or false.
  • Specification of the features a thing must possess in order for the term being defined to apply to it.
  • When the group of things to which it applies has borderline cases.
  • A speaker may persuade an audience by connecting with them on a personal level (by appealing to their emotions with a skillful use of rhetoric).
  • That which is stated by a true objective claim.
  • A negative expression used to tone down positive associations such as, "egghead for genius."
  • A belief, judgment, or opinion that is expressible in a declarative sentence.
  • A generalization or assumption about all members of a group such as, "All used car salesmen are crooks."
  • When a word, phrase, or sentence has more than one meaning.
  • A question raised about a subject.
  • The claim or claims in an argument that provide the reasons for believing the conclusion.
  • When a word or phrase lacks detail and/or specificity.
  • A question that rests on unwarranted or unjustified assumptions such as, "Have you stopped hitting your dog?"
  • A neutral or positive expression used to overcome negative associations such as, "Negative patient outcome instead of died."
  • A lack of clarity that can occur when a word, phrase or sentence, taken out of context, has more than one interpretation.
  • The assumption that whether something is right or wrong is purely subjective.
  • A speaker may persuade an audience by his or her personal attributes (background, reputation, accomplishments, and expertise.
  • Giving another word or phrase that means the same thing as the term being defined.
  • A lack of clarity that results when it is not clear whether a word is used to refer to a group collectively or to members of the group individually.
  • An insinuation of something deprecatory or impolite such as, ""He is not the sharpest knife in the drawer."
  • A speaker may persuade an audience by using information and arguments.
  • A word or phrase (e.g., “therefore”) that ordinarily indicates the presence of the conclusion of an argument.
  • Thinking about "thinking".
  • Pointing to, naming, or otherwise identifying one or more examples of the term being defined.
  • A lack of clarity that can occur when a reader can reasonably interpret one sentence as having more than one structure.
  • A claim that is not made true or false by your thinking it is true or false.