Moving from the point at which we realize we have a challenge to the point where we regard the difficulty as reasonably resolved.
What is problem solving?
100
A diagram that represents a line of reasoning.
What is an argument map?
100
Unbiased, up-to-date on a topic, and free of conflicts of interest.
What are three characteristics of a trustworthy source?
100
The LBST librarian who has also taught English at San Jose City College. (First and last name.)
Who is Gail Gradowski?
200
Purposeful, reflective judgment focused on deciding what to believe or what to do.
What is critical thinking?
200
Establishing what a term will mean for a specific set of purposes.
What is stipulating the meaning?
200
Claim + Reason (+ Evidence)
What is an argument?
200
"The dark, black horse trotted through campus" is an example of this.
What is a tautology?
200
The process of providing relevant information about an author or source in written or spoken composition.
What is contextualizing?
300
Drawing inferences in which it appears that the conclusion cannot possibly be false if all premises are true.
What is deductive reasoning?
300
The characteristic of a word or expression having an imprecise meaning or unclear boundary in a given context or for a specific purpose.
What is (problematic) vagueness?
300
Refers to someone who is both learned and experienced in a subject.
What is an expert?
300
Making strategic decisions about presenting a case in essay form?
What is prewriting?
300
A logic system developed by 19th century English mathematician George Boole to combine or exclude certain concepts when searching databases.
What is boolean, or a boolean search?
400
A chart that can aid us in evaluating real-life examples of critical thinking.
What is the Holistic Critical Thinking Scoring Rubric?
400
When a group of people share an understanding of the meanings of words and icons, you have this.
What is a language community?
400
The statements that comprise an argument's reason.
What are premises?
400
The pros and cons plus the supporting evidence presented to an audience to build an argument.
What is an author's case?
400
An argument that appears logical but fails to demonstrate its conclusions.
What is a fallacy?
500
Drawing conclusions based on what is most likely true or not true.
What is inductive reasoning?
500
A "crash blossom" is an example of this.
What is (problematic) ambiguity?
500
An assertion of the (probable) truth of something.
What is a claim?
500
The kind of argument that I want you to be concerned with for this class and in which all of the premises are true and it is impossible for the conclusion to be false.
What is a valid (or sound) argument?
500
The process of breaking a complex topic into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it.