Two premises, a conclusion, three terms, and quantifiers.
What is a syllogism?
100
When you remember evidence that supports your beliefs and forget evidence that does not.
What is Confirmation Bias?
100
School of philosophy that holds that reason is the most important source of knowledge.
What is Rationalism?
100
Coined the phrase "Lateral Thinking"
who was Edward de Bono?
100
I got a haircut then I caught a cold. The haircut caused the cold.
What is the Post Hoc fallacy?
200
A syllogism with a missing premise.
What is an enthymeme?
200
Erroneous conclusions that are the result of wrong assumptions using inductive reasoning.
What are hasty generalizations?
200
Any knowledge that relies on sense experience?
What is A Posteriori Knowledge?
200
Focuses on data available, looks for gaps in knowledge, and analyzes past trends
What is the "White Hat" strategy?
200
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What is Ad Verecundiam or Appeal to Authority?
300
The tendency to believe and argument is valid because we believe its conclusion.
What is Belief Bias?
300
Using Inductive Reasoning solve: I saw a white and black cow. I saw another white and black cow. I saw another white and black cow. Therefore...
What is "all cows must be black and white?"
300
Things we know prior to any sense experience.
What is Apriori Knowledge?
300
Creativity, free-wheeling thinking are hallmarks of this chapeau.
What is the "Green Hat" strategy?
300
We have very little in the way of physical evidence for the existence of the Loch Ness creature. Since we can't prove she exists, she must not exist.
What is Ad Ignorantium or Appeal to Ignorance
400
Deductive reasoning preserves this.
What is the truth?
400
Goes from the particular to the general.
What is Inductive Reasoning?
400
Concerning the quality of the "soundness" of a logical argument.
What is validity?
400
Changes concepts and perceptions.
What is Lateral Thinking?
400
You have one of two choices. We choose Pepsi or we choose Coke. Diet Coke's my favorite.
What is a False Dichotomy?
500
Goes from general to particular.
What is Deductive Reasoning?
500
What drove Mr. James' ToK classes crazy during the reasoning unit?
What are Venn Diagrams?
500
Refers to the quality of logical premises that are actual or not false.
What is true or the truth?
500
A man died and went to Heaven. There were thousands of people there. They were all naked and looked like they did when they were 21. He recognized no one. He saw a couple that and he knew immediately that they were Adam and Eve.
What is "they had no belly-buttons"?
500
I recycle because going green makes a lot of sense, so the green the I have to spend to recycle is negligible.