Logic Problem Areas

Analytical Skills

having logical explanations for your beliefs

Effective Communication

Speaking and writing well

Inquiry

Asking thoughtful questions to deepen understanding, and compile evidence

Flexibility

the ability to change one’s mind and being open to new ideas 

Open-minded skepticism

only believing what can be proven, but allowing new ideas to be proven

Method of doubt

assume to be false anything that could be doubted

Collaborative Learning

working well with others

Creative Problem Solver

The ability to come up with creative solutions to problems

Experience

gather information or encounter a situation and observe what is happening

Interpretation

Make sense of your experience by giving it meaning

Analysis

 Examine interpretation and reach a reasonable conclusion 

Avoidance

 To distance oneself from people that challenge their beliefs, lack of communication 

Anger

Rather than trying to communicate, use physical or social forms of power to assert their views over others, emotional hostile reaction

Cliche

Using repeated statements to end an argument

Denial

When one denies alternative views instead of analyzing their credibility 

Ignorance

Choosing to stay uninformed on something

Conformity

Agreeing with a group rather than forming their own opinions 

Struggling

endlessly debating or deciding what action or position, but never coming to a conclusion 

Language

A system of communication that contains 3 symbols (spoken, written, nonverbal) 

Informative Language

to make statements that are either true or false

Directive

using language to direct or influence actions

Expressive

 to communicate feelings or attitudes to bring about an emotional response

Ceremonial

used in official or formal settings

Denotative Meaning

The official meaning of a word, expresses core attributes

Connotative Meaning

Emotional associated meaning that is based on cultural trends

Stipulative definition

Given to new terms that emerge with language

Theoretical definition

Definition of a scientific term or concept 

Operational definition

When we impose some kind of threshold or boundary to create a standardized use of a term 

Persuasive

Used to persuade others to convince someone of your point of view, include some sort of bias/skewed pov 

Euphemism

replacing a negative/neutral term with a positive

Dyphemism

replacing a positive/neutral term with a negative

sarcasm

The use of irony, ridicule, or taunting to make light of someone or deflect critical analysis

hyperbole

The use of exaggeration or overstatement to distort the truth

Deception

When someone manipulates facts to conceal the truth

Knowledge

A belief that is true and is justified by evidence, requires truth, belief, and justification

Evidence

Something that can prove or disprove a claim

Direct Experience

observing something that leads you to believe something is true

Testimony

someone else tells you that a conclusion is true

Inference

Drawing conclusions from related evidence or data

4 qualities of expert testimony

Education, Experience, Reputation, Accomplishments

Media Literacy

The ability to understand and analyze the influence of all forms of media

Product Placement

When the product is advertised in the programming itself instead of during commercial breaks

3 main purposes of ads

Create product awareness, inform consumers, motivate consumer demand

Scientific method

A way of experimentation and explanation that uses testable hypotheses to explain phenomena observed in the world

Science

Reasoning from observable facts to testable explanation for those facts

Scientific theory

a well proven hypothesis

Scientific Hypothesis

A testable well educated guess to a problem

Assumption of predictability

The universe is orderly and predictable and cause and effect relationships will remain true and be repeatable forever 

Assumption of objectivity

The belief that we can learn about the world around us with no bias 

Ethics

The study of Morality + Moral Conscience

Conscience

An innate source of knowledge about what is right and wrong 

Moral sentiments

Emotions which alert us to moral situations and cause us to do what’s right