Essential Question & Background
The act of asking for information or knowledge
What is inquiry?
A statement put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved
What is a thesis?
A statement that is the opposite of another statement
What is an opposing claim?
A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author
What is a citation?
Assigning a fixed, negative label to oneself or others based on a single action
What is labeling?
A fact or situation observed to exist, especially one whose cause is in question
What is a phenomenon?
Providing evidence to support or prove the truth of
What is substantiate?
A refutation or contradiction
What is a rebuttal?
A list of sources referred to in a scholarly work
What is a bibliography?
Assuming the worst-case scenario or exaggerating the severity of a situation
What is catastrophizing?
The circumstances that form the setting for an event or idea
What is context?
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
What is an inference?
An argument put forward to oppose an idea developed in another argument
What is a counterargument?
The quality of being trusted and believed in
What is credibility?
Taking a single event and generalizing it to apply to all similar situations
What is overgeneralizing?
Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered
What is relevant?
Reasoning that moves from general premises to specific conclusions
What is deductive reasoning?
Going through an opponent's fact claims and analyzing them for accuracy.
What is fact checking or part of a rebuttal?
A constructed response about a source that includes summary, methods, biases, and application
What is an annotation?
Irrational, biased thought patterns that negatively influence perception of reality
What are cognitive distortions?
Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention
What is significant?
A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief
What is an assertion?
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something
What is perspective?
Harvard University published their research from 2024 in which...
What is a source?
Psychological discomfort experienced when holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes
What is cognitive dissonance?
The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.
What is implication?
A previous statement from which another is inferred
What is a premise?
An assertion, especially one maintained in argument
What is contention?
A documentary which interviews a participant in the 2024 election.
What is a primary source?
This distortion involves viewing situations in extremes without considering middle ground or nuance.
What is Binary or Dichotomous thinking?