Evaluating Evidence
Critical Analysis Skills
Formulating Discussion Questions
Developing A Discussion Plan
Logic and Reasoning
100
Name one of the four kinds of evidence
What is Facts What is Examples What is Opinions What is Statistics
100
Name one of the 5 key technical skills
What is Discovery What is Organization What is Analysis What is Synthesis What is Clarification
100
Name the Four types of Discussion questions
What are Question of fact, Question of prediction, Question of value, and Question of policy.
100
What is the first important thing to do when forming a group?
What is Getting acquainted
100
The process of drawing a conclusion from evidence.
What is Reasoning
200
"57 Western nations" is an example of what kind of evidence?
What is Statistics
200
False reasoning that occurs when someone attempts to arrive at a conclusion without adequate evidence or with arguments that are irrelevant or inappropriate.
What is Fallacy
200
Name the four steps to follow when investigating questions of prediction
What are develop if-then statements, analyze the problem, use evidence, and evaluate the quality of the evidence.
200
What is one of the steps in the problem solving structure
What is Identify and define the problem What is Analyze the problem What is Generate several possible solutions What is Select the best solution or combination of solutions What is Test and implement the solution
200
Name three items of good evidence for reasoning.
What are Facts, Examples, Statistics, Expert Opinions
300
[blank] is the process of sorting through information you have gathered from your search to determine what is most useful.
What is Information triage?
300
Give an example of and Either/or Fallacy
What is [answers vary]
300
Which type of discussion questions, considers whether a change in procedure should be made?
What is question of policy.
300
When gathering information and analyzing issues, what is the best way to work?
What is Collaboratively
300
name the three types of reasoning.
What are inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, and causal reasoning
400
Fact or Opinion? "More and more women are deciding to give birth to their children at home. A hospital, after all, is not the best place for a baby to be born."
What is Fact
400
You are at a group meeting and your group wants to quit working on your project early, but you know that you need to continue working in order to meet your deadline, but you quit anyway because everyone else is quitting, what fallacy are you committing?
What is Bandwagon Fallacy
400
What type of discussion question is this, “What are the merits of the Republican form of government?”
What is question of value.
400
Name all three common formats for presenting information.
What are Panel Discussion, Symposium presentation, Forum presentation
400
A conclusion _____ and _____ make up a syllogism.
What is Major and Minor Premise
500
Name ALL five criteria to consider when evaulating information you retirve from the web
What is Accountability, Objectivity, Accuracy, Recency, Usability
500
The ability to break information down into pieces and interpret each piece is called…..
What is Analysis
500
Name the three points a question of policy should follow in order to be efficient.
What are a policy question should imply that a specific question exists and must be solved, a policy question should be limited in scope, and a policy question should be controversial.
500
Define agenda when trying to accomplish a task.
What is A thoughtfully prepared list of issues, topics, and questions that the group will discuss.
500
The number of soldiers coming home have increased, so the war must almost be over.
What is Causal Reasoning
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