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transient

temporary, fleeting

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hyperthymesia

a condition in which a person can remember an abnormally large number of their own life experiences in detail

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ambiguity

when a word, statement, image or situation can have more than one meaning or interpretation

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disinformation

intentionally false or inaccurate information spread as an act of deception

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echo chamber

a space in which sound reverberates, so any sounds made are repeated over and over as they bounce from the walls

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confirmation bias

the tendency to believe evidence that supports your opinions, and ignore or discount evidence that goes against what you believe

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fake news

false, often sensational stories, spread under the guise of news reporting

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competency

capability; the possession of sufficent knowledge or skills

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epistemology

the philosophical study of how we know what we know, and the exploration of the difference between justified belief and opinion

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contestable

where there are different possible answers, opinoins or views on the same question or topic

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neuroscience

the field that examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system

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thesis

a proposition

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dialectics

a method of argument that involves a disagreement between opposing sides

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cognitive

the mental processes and behaviors associated with how we aquire, process, and use knowledge

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empiricism

a school of thought which claims that all knowledge must ultimately be based on sense perception

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rationalism

a school of thought which relies on deduction rather than sensory perception to determine truth

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premise

assumption on which an argument is based, or from which a conclusion is drawn

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deductive reasoning

reasoning from the general to the particular

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inductive reasoning

reasoning from the particular to the general

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infer

to come to a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning