Vocab
A persuasive statement that lacks reasons and evidence.
What is a CLAIM/Opinion?
In critical thinking, this is a piece of reasoning featuring a persuasive conclusion supported by one or more reasons. Identify an example and explain its function
Arguments
All beagles are dogs Snoopy is a beagle, therefore Snoopy is a dog
What is (therefore) Snoopy is a dog
Every argument in AICE Thinking Skills has to have two things. What are they? And explain what each one is.
Opinion & Reasons or evidence
A test tip says you should always include this extra item when listing intermediate conclusions.
What is one extra intermediate conclusion (beyond the number asked)?
In an argument, what is the term for a conclusion that simultaneously supports the main conclusion and is itself supported by reasons?
What are Intermediate Conclusions?
What are the following...fair‑and open‑minded, active and informed, skeptical, independent, and brave.
Critical Thinking Attitudes
The government should take action to reduce the number of road accidents in our country.
What is (should) take action to reduce the number of road accidents in our country.
This is what a student must identify when asked to use “exact words from the passage” concerning conclusions.
What is the Main conclusion.
The tip that conclusions might appear before or after this punctuation mark.
What is a comma
This is the term for using information to justify an opinion or forming a judgement.
What is a Critical thinking?
This type of writing gives reasons for something but doesn't attempt to persuade.
What is a explanation.
Lena forgot to make a note of her homework and so she failed to hand it in on time.
What is (so) she failed to hand it in on time.
In critical thinking, the part of an argument that explains why the author believes what they want you to believe.
What is a reason
The passage instructs when identifying intermediate conclusions, you must list them in this style.
What is bullet points
Because,since,for,follows from the fact are all...?
What are reason indicators?
A personal belief without supporting reasons is this kind of writing
What is opinion?
It is wrong for California colleges to charge higher college fees to students from Florida if the Floridians decide to go to a California college. Floridian students already have extra expenses to live in California & travel home & move their belongings there, so they should not pay more.
(so) they [Florida students attending California colleges] (should) not pay more.
“The college car park is overcrowded. So we need to introduce a system of parking permits.”
Locate the main conclusion
So We need to introduce a system of parking permits”
True or False: The main conclusion of an argument is always the last sentence.
False.
Must, should, so, hence, thus, consequently, regrettable as it may be.. are all?
What are Conclusion Indicators
This type of writing explains what happened but doesn’t persuade or explain why.
What is narrative?
You enjoy critical thinking lessons. Lawyers need to be able to think critically. You should train to be a lawyer.
(should) train to be a lawyer.
Education is a human right. It is wrong to allow wealthy parents to buy for their children an education superior to that experienced by other children. All children should be required by law to attend schools provided by the state.
Locate the Main Conclusion and key word
All children should be required by law to attend schools provided by the state.
True or False: “Therefore” is an example of a conclusion indicator.
True