ICE Thinking Skills: Glossary Exam|
Verified Questions and Answers
ability to perceive - -The sources ability to use any of their five senses to
assess and event or situation.
- ambiguous - -Having more than one meaning, and is unclear which
meaning is intended in a particular context
- analogy - -a form of argument that uses parallels between similar
situations to persuade the audience to except a conclusion.
- appeal - -A reference to something or someone, in order to persuade an
audience to except the conclusion.
- appeal to authority - -referring to an expert witness or recognize authority
to support a claim.
- appeal to emotion - -A form of argument that attempts to support a
conclusion by engaging the audience's emotions rather than by giving
reasons
- appeal to history - -A form of argument that supports a prediction about
the future with a reference to the past
- appeal to popularity - -A form of argument which justifies the conclusion
by its popularity
- appeal to tradition - -A form of argument that supports the conclusion by
saying it is traditional, or has always been this way
- arguing from one thing to another - -A form of reasoning that uses a
reason about one thing to support a conclusion about something different
- argument - -and attempt to persuade the reader to except something.
must have a conclusion and at least one reason
- argument indicator - -A word or short phrase that helps the reader to
identify the elements of an argument
- assumption - -this is a missing reason in an argument. Is essential for the
conclusion to be drawn
, - attacking the arguer (ad hominem) - -A form of reasoning that dismisses
an opposing view, by attacking the person putting forward the view rather
than by addressing the reasoning
- bias - -tendency to be pre-justice against, or in favor of, certain beliefs, or
people who engage in particular activities. This gives a motive or
subconscious reason to lie, misrepresent or to distort information or
evidence, by being selective in what is recorded in order to blame someone
else or supporting strongly held beliefs.
- Circular argument - -an argument in which one of the reasons is the same
as the conclusion, or an argument in which you have to assume that the
conclusions right and ordered for the reasons to make sense
- claim - -The statement or judgment that can be challenged
- conclusion - -A statement or something that the writer wants the reader to
accept based on the reasons given
- conflation - -bringing together two or more different concepts and treating
them as the same thing
- confusing correlation and cause - -assuming that because one thing
happens before another, or two things happen together, one causes the
other. However, there may simply be a correlation-a relationship between
two things which happen at the same time but where neither causes the
other
- confusing necessary and sufficient conditions - -an argument that
assumes in this is her condition is also sufficient, or that assumes a sufficient
condition might also be necessary
- contradiction - -this is a special form of inconsistency. ideas or fax which
are contradictory say exactly the opposite things
- corroboration - -confirm of, or support for, evidence given by one source
for another source
- counter-argument - -and additional argument that is against, or counter
to, what the conclusion seeks to establish.
- counter-assertion - -if the writer presents a reason that would support an
opponents argument, rather than a counter argument and the writer is
making a counter assertion/claim.
- credibility - -whether someone's claim or evidence can be believed
Verified Questions and Answers
ability to perceive - -The sources ability to use any of their five senses to
assess and event or situation.
- ambiguous - -Having more than one meaning, and is unclear which
meaning is intended in a particular context
- analogy - -a form of argument that uses parallels between similar
situations to persuade the audience to except a conclusion.
- appeal - -A reference to something or someone, in order to persuade an
audience to except the conclusion.
- appeal to authority - -referring to an expert witness or recognize authority
to support a claim.
- appeal to emotion - -A form of argument that attempts to support a
conclusion by engaging the audience's emotions rather than by giving
reasons
- appeal to history - -A form of argument that supports a prediction about
the future with a reference to the past
- appeal to popularity - -A form of argument which justifies the conclusion
by its popularity
- appeal to tradition - -A form of argument that supports the conclusion by
saying it is traditional, or has always been this way
- arguing from one thing to another - -A form of reasoning that uses a
reason about one thing to support a conclusion about something different
- argument - -and attempt to persuade the reader to except something.
must have a conclusion and at least one reason
- argument indicator - -A word or short phrase that helps the reader to
identify the elements of an argument
- assumption - -this is a missing reason in an argument. Is essential for the
conclusion to be drawn
, - attacking the arguer (ad hominem) - -A form of reasoning that dismisses
an opposing view, by attacking the person putting forward the view rather
than by addressing the reasoning
- bias - -tendency to be pre-justice against, or in favor of, certain beliefs, or
people who engage in particular activities. This gives a motive or
subconscious reason to lie, misrepresent or to distort information or
evidence, by being selective in what is recorded in order to blame someone
else or supporting strongly held beliefs.
- Circular argument - -an argument in which one of the reasons is the same
as the conclusion, or an argument in which you have to assume that the
conclusions right and ordered for the reasons to make sense
- claim - -The statement or judgment that can be challenged
- conclusion - -A statement or something that the writer wants the reader to
accept based on the reasons given
- conflation - -bringing together two or more different concepts and treating
them as the same thing
- confusing correlation and cause - -assuming that because one thing
happens before another, or two things happen together, one causes the
other. However, there may simply be a correlation-a relationship between
two things which happen at the same time but where neither causes the
other
- confusing necessary and sufficient conditions - -an argument that
assumes in this is her condition is also sufficient, or that assumes a sufficient
condition might also be necessary
- contradiction - -this is a special form of inconsistency. ideas or fax which
are contradictory say exactly the opposite things
- corroboration - -confirm of, or support for, evidence given by one source
for another source
- counter-argument - -and additional argument that is against, or counter
to, what the conclusion seeks to establish.
- counter-assertion - -if the writer presents a reason that would support an
opponents argument, rather than a counter argument and the writer is
making a counter assertion/claim.
- credibility - -whether someone's claim or evidence can be believed
