Unit 1
Thinking something is more important than another and acting upon that belief.
What is a value assumption?
Information that can be verified.
What is a fact?
Using one set of criteria for judging arguments we agree with and another for arguments we disagree with.
A society that forms from flawed logic and people are treated unfairly.
What is a dystopia?
A conclusion about the unknown made on the basis of the known.
What is an inference?
I believe in behavior that puts me in a positive light; it feels good to believe this.
What is wish fulfillment?
It is important to understand this to know why the film or story was created.
What is context?
Which author's genre uses power as language?
Who is Christianson?
This puts me at an advantage if I believe it.
What is innate selfishness?
The group I’m in is correct because we think we are!
What is innate sociocetrism?
Proving a statement by repeating it in a different form.
What is arguing in a circle?
This author's genre uses the hermeneutic circle
Who is Huhn?
This considers the gaps between reason and the conclusion.
What is a descriptive assumption?
An inference with a positive or negative connotation to it.
What is a judgement?
Unacceptable use of emotion or tradition to win someone over.
What is irrational appeal?
The fear to change something.
What is status quo bias?
The six parts to a character contest.
What are: stakes, boundaries, witnesses, resolution, winners, and losers?
This describes a moral panic.
What is an irrational fear.
Discrediting an idea by disparaging the person who expressed it.
What is attacking the critic?
This author plays games with the reader.
Who is Jaidka?