Critical Thinking - Complete Set English-English
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English- definitions of basic vocabulary used in reasoning and arguments
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Critical Thinking | a process by which we use our knowledge and intelligence to effectively arrive at the most reasonable and justifiable positions on issues |
| Reasoning | ... |
| Belief | a feeling of being sure that something exists or that something is true |
| to believe | to accept or regard something as true |
| to know | be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information |
| knowledge | information or facts that you have in your mind about something |
| Intelligence | ... |
| Argument | ... |
| Observation | ... |
| Evidence | ... |
| Opinion | ... |
| To question | ... |
| To Justify | ... |
| To Analyze | ... |
| Independent | ... |
| Assumption | ... |
| Fair-minded | ... |
| Intellectual humility | ... |
| Intellectual arrogance | ... |
| Contradiction | ... |
| Bias (n.) (inclination, prejudice) | ... |
| Bias(s) ed in favor of | ... |
| Logic | المَنطِق |
| Inference, (deduction) | ... |
| Induction | ... |
| Premise | ... |
| Conclusion | ... |
| Come to a conclusion | ... |
| Sound (the premises are true) | ... |
| Sound Argument | ... |
| Unsound (argument) | ... |
| Argument | ... |
| Opinion | ... |
| Valid | ... |
| Invalid | ... |
| This is a valid argument | ... |
| This argument has a valid form | ... |
| Fallacy | ... |
| Begging the Question | ... |
| False Cause | السبب كاذبة |
| Either/Or Fallacy | ... |
| Appeal (these are commonly called fallacies) | ... |
| Appeal to Ignorance | ... |
| Appeal to Popularity | ... |
| Appeal to Tradition | ... |
| Appeal to Force | ... |
| Appeal to Authority | ... |
| Gambler's Fallacy | ... |
| Scientific Method | ... |
| Hypothesis, Hypotheses | ... |
| Proof | ... |
| Analysis | the careful examination of the different parts or details of something |
| Peer pressure | ... |
| Socio-centricity | regarding one's own social group as superior to that of others |
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