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The ability to think clearly, rationally, and systematically about what to believe or what to do.
What is critical thinking?
As we think and talk, we often slip into the mindsets of these three professions.
What are preacher, prosecutor, and politician?
The main point or assertion the argument is trying to prove.
What is the claim?
A misleading headline designed to attract attention.
What is clickbait?
Seeking information that confirms existing beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
The ability to critically analyze media messages.
What is media literacy?
According to Grant, we move into this mode when we're searching for the truth.
What is scientist?
Facts, data, or reasoning that support the claim. Without any, an argument is weak and unconvincing.
What is evidence?
A type of media that can spread misinformation, reducing critical thinking.
What is social media?
A letter written by a historical figure during the event.
What is an example of a primary source?
Digital modes of communication that encourage multi-party participation and promote a sense of shared online community like social media, blogs, and gaming.
What is 21st Century Media
When someone overestimates their abilities in an area where they lack knowledge or skill.
What is armchair quarterback syndrome?
This part of Toulmin's model explains why the evidence supports the claim. It's also what the police need to search your home or vehicle.
What is a warrant?
For news organizations, it's the process of determining which issues are covered.
What is agenda-setting?
Written by experts, contain citations, peer-reviewed, focused on research
What are scholarly sources?
The place, person, or thing from which information is obtained.
What are sources?
This syndrome of feeling less than can sometimes be helpful, is prevalent among marginalized groups, and common while giving a speech.
What is impostor syndrome?
What is backing?
Reporting on a political protest but ignoring the reasons behind it is an example of this type of bias.
What is bias by omission?
The art of persuasion, especially in speaking or writing — it's critical for analyzing media and making arguments in everyday life.
What is rhetoric?
Checking other sources to verify information.
What is lateral reading?
According to Adam Grant, the process of rethinking begins with this part of the cycle — knowing what we don't know.
What is intellectual humility?
It indicates the strength of the claim, specifying how certain or uncertain the argument is using words such as likely or always.
What is the qualifier?
Presenting two sides of an argument as if they are equally valid even if one side is less credible.
What is false balance?
Credibility of the speaker, appealing to the audience's emotions, and using logical structure to persuade refer to these 3 parts of Aristotle's model for making good arguments.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?