Critical Thinking
Type of thinking that is the expansion in multiple directions and have multiple starting points?
What is non-linear thinking?
reasonable doubt= a specialization of having a health s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
What is skepticism?
True or False: The rhetorical force of language can get in the way of clear and critical thinking.
True or False: A proposition comes at the end and is the point of an argument.
False
"My mom says if I eat watermelon seeds, a plant will grow in my belly and I’ll turn green. Because my mom said it, it must be true."- This is an example of an Appeal to______?
What is an appeal to authority?
Type of thinking that is a step by step progression
What is linear thinking?
True or False, Common sense is not "common" for everyone.
Message from government or political party that tries to get support for a political cause
What is propaganda?
True or False: Three ways to verify propositions are the correspondence theory, coherence theory, and pragmatic theory.
True
“Dudley and Stephens should not be found guilty of this crime. They had to go through countless hardship, were severely dehydrated, and desperate to stay alive for their families.” This is an example of an Appeal to______?
What is an appeal to emotion?
When we reason, we question our most intimate possessions...our _ _ _ _ _ _ _!
What is our thoughts?
The "Who is the holding the knife" activity showed that we may have observer _ _ _ _.
What is observer bias?
Some media pulls at our _________, not logical persuasion.
What is our emotions?
Is this argument valid? (looking only at the structure of the argument)
All men are Republican. (major premise: false)
Dr. Robert A. Underwood is a man. (minor premise: true)
Therefore, Dr. Robert A. Underwood is a Republican. (conclusion: false)
Yes, it is valid!
All men are Republican. (major premise: false)
Dr. Robert A. Underwood is a man. (minor premise: true)
Therefore, Dr. Robert A. Underwood is a Republican. (conclusion: false)
"Apple just came out with the newest iPhone, the iPhone 15 Plus Plus Plus. It's better than any phone out there!" This is an example of an Appeal to______?
What is an appeal to novelty?
What two things make up critical thinking?
What is logic and reasoning?
What was the Barnum Effect and what did it prove?
What is: A psychological experiment where participants are given personality descriptions that can fit everyone and it proved how easily fooled we are by psychics, astrology, etc.
2 ways to distinguish Fake News or Online Trolls
No Author (Staff Writer or something that sounds professional like “Reuters” or ”Associated Press”
No “About” Page for the news site or website
Hyperlinks that don’t lead anywhere
No confirmation from other news sources
No way for public to report misleading or offensive content
Picture of hot girl
Lack of personal information
Difference between a minor premise and major premise?
Minor premise states something specific, a major premise states something generally known.
No mathematician has ever been able to demonstrate the truth of the variants of the Goldberg conjecture, so they cannot all be true. This is an example of an Appeal to______?
What is an appeal to ignorance?
Characteristics of bad quality thinking
What is:
1. your mind being "possessed" from old habits
2. not having your own thoughts
3.shutting your mind to alternative thoughts
Name three questions that your worldview is made up of
What is:
How was the earth created?
What is the meaning of life?
Is there a God?
Where is my place in the world?
What kind of job do I want?
What happens after death?
One goal of disinformation is....?
Glorify its producer
Dominate intellectual environments
Win arguments
Silence critics and opposing viewpoints
Position its own framing language as the normal and natural framing language for all public discussions
What are some terms to indicate inferences?
What is: Because, since, given that, which means that, we can conclude that, hence, It follows that, therefore, consequently, so, this implies...?
“One time I saw Cady Heron wearing army pants and flip-flops. So I bought army pants and flip-flops.”-Mean Girls. This is an example of an appeal to______?
What is appeal to popularity?