If a map is to be useful, then it must of necessity be imperfect, describes what philosophy?
What is the paradox of cartography
100
Believing in the conclusion and ignoring the premises
What is belief bias
100
This is when you claim that something is true on the basis that there is no evidence to disprove it.
What is argument ad ignorantiam
100
This occurs when we begin with our prejudices and then manufacture bad reasons to justify them.
What is Rationalization
100
When we have passion that drives us toward knowledge, this is called what type of energy?
What is emotional energy
200
If something fits with what we know to be true, this is called?
What is coherence
200
When you only look for evidence that supports your beliefs
What is confirmation bias
200
This involves the use of double standards.
What is special pleading
200
This is when we jump to conclusions based on insufficient evidence.
What is hasty generalizations
200
This type of reasoning goes from the general to the particular?
What is deductive reasoning.
300
This makes up our beliefs, experiences, and who we are?
What is mental map
300
When you look back on an event and think it could have been avoidable
What is hindsight bias
300
When you confuse a correlation with a causal connection
What is post hoc ergo propter hoc
300
List two of three ways we need to treat our senses with caution:
What is we may misremember, may misinterpret, and we may fail to notice
300
This type of reasoning requires us to look at number, variety, exceptions coherence, and subject area
What is inductive reasoning
400
Knowledge can be defined as?
What is justified true belief
400
This type of bias occurs when the media gives people an unduly pessimistic view of the state of the planet
What is bad news bias
400
Assuming that only two black and white alternatives exist
What is false dilemma
400
Give three of the five problems of meaning in language
What is vagueness, ambiguity, secondary meaning, metaphor, irony
400
Name two of the four ways our senses are selective
What is intensity, contrast, interest, mood
500
When you believe there is no such thing as absolute truth that exists in an objective way and that truth varies by individual, you are a?
What is a relativist
500
This bias occurs when coming from pre-existing cultural and political prejudices, we might find it difficult to deal objectively with sensitive issues that touch on things like national pride.
What is national bias
500
Using language ambiguously
What is equivocation
500
When we let our emotions affect the way we see the world, this is called...
What is emotional coloring
500
This school of thought embraces that all knowledge is based on our senses