Eyewitnesses
Eyewitnesses can lead to these.
What is a lead.
The way information using inductive reasoning goes.
What is specific to general?
What criminal investigators are asked to provide in court.
What is a fact?
the process of reasoning
What is logic?
Mrs. Cannell's middle name.
What is Ann?
Eyewitness accounts are NOT an example of this.
What is scientific evidence?
The end result of deductive reasoning.
What is a specific conclusion?
When a person uses their senses to create facts.
What is an observation?
reasoning in which generalizations are made based on very small/specific observations.
What is Inductive Reasoning?
What is an alligator?
to reexamine post-conviction cases and exonerate those wrongfully convicted.
What is the purpose of the Innocence Project?
Schools in other countries have more frequent breaks throughout the school year and score higher in Math and Science. Therefore, all schools should have more breaks throughout the school year.
Inductive
The area of the brain responsible for critical thinking.
What is the frontal lobe?
An educated guess based on prior knowledge and experience.
What is an inference?
The age of Mrs. Cannell
What is 26
Recalling memory acts more like this, rather than a video recording.
What is a puzzle?
Coffee naturally dehydrates the body despite being made from water. Many high school students drink more coffee than water. Therefore, many high school students are dehydrated.
Deductive
Answers will vary.
The process of taking our personal observations and creating opinions
What is a perception?
Mrs. Cannell's favorite NFL team.
What is the New England Patriots?
They falsely convicted Ronald Cotton.
Who is Jennifer Thompson?
Lorenzo was attacked by a parrot on his birthday. Therefore, all parrots will attack if its Lorenzo's birthday.
Inductive
List 3 of the 5 characteristics of a good observer.
Relaxed
Slow to Action
Methodical
Records Everything
Calm
ability to identify a problem, isolate its component parts, organize the information for decision making and draw appropriate conclusions.
What is analytical skills?
The city Mrs. Cannell grew up in.
What is Farmington?