Issues/Conclusion
Reasoning
Logical Fallacies
Research
Potpourri
100
A question or controversy responsible for a conversation or discussion
What is an issue?
100
Explanations or rationales for why we should believe a conclusion
What are reasons?
100
Attacks the person rather than ideas
What is the ad hominem fallacy?
100
A way to map out your topic visually
What is concept mapping?
100
Explicit information shared by the communicator that is used to back up the dependability of a factual claim
What is evidence?
200
An issue that raises questions about the past, present, or future
What is a descriptive issue?
200
Consists of a conclusion and the reasons that allegedly support it
What is an argument?
200
Making the assumption that a proposed step will set off an uncontrollable chain of undesirable events
What is the slippery slope fallacy?
200
Questions you ask yourself or that you want to learn about a topic
What are research questions?
200
Beliefs about the way the world was, is, or is going to be that can be written as conclusions, reasons, or assumptions
What are factual claims?
300
An issue that raises questions about what we should do or what is right or wrong, good or bad
What is a prescriptive issue?
300
As a result of, is supported by, studies show, studies show, for the reason that, first...second...third, etc.
What are words that identify reasons?
300
Using emotionally charged language to distract readers from relevant evidence
What is the appeal to emotions fallacy?
300
The process for developing search terms to use when looking for information in the library catalog, databases, and on the web.
What is a search strategy?
300
Mean, median, and mode are some examples
What are types of averages?
400
Words that precede conclusions or reasons
What are indicator words?
400
Beliefs, facts, metaphors, analogies, examples from real life, statistics, appeals to experts, research findings, etc.
What are types of reasons or evidence?
400
Falsely assuming that because part of a problem remains, the solution should not be adopted
What is the searching for a perfect solution fallacy?
400
The act of determining the authority, reliability, and credibility of an informational resource
What is evaluation?
400
A plausible alternative explanation that can explain why a certain outcome occurred
What is a rival cause?
500
A statement or set of statements that the writer or speaker wants you to believe.
What is a conclusion?
500
The result of weak reasons
What is weak reasoning?
500
Assuming only two alternatives when there are more than two
What is the either/or (false dilemma) fallacy?
500
A list of citations and descriptions of resources used as evidence for an argument, research paper, or project
What is an annotated bibliography?
500
The use of critical thinking skills to evaluate all claims and beliefs, especially your own
What is strong-sense critical thinking?
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