Assumption Family Q & A Flashcards
What are the three classic assumptions associated with Cause and effect Q’s?
(Example: X Causes Y)
1) Y didn’t cause X
2) Something else didn’t cause Y
3) The Correlation isn’t coincidental
What is an overlooked possibility?
1) When a Conclusion is too strong for the evidence
2) Conclusion States or Implies that there is only one possibility
Process for identifying an overlooked possibility…
1) Recognize that Concl. States or implies there is only one possibility
2) Form a Sentence that begins “There is no Other”
3) Think About What possibilities exist
A PREDICTION talking about the FUTURE based on evidence in the PRESENT means….
That the Assumption is that NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE!!!
What years were the crusades?
1095-1251
What set of events set off the crusades?
A bysentine army is destroyed by islam. The leader of Constantinople is scared of islam and asks the bysintine emperor, Pope Urban II. Urban goes to the French town of Clemon and calls all of Europe to take up arms to save Jerusalem and help Constantinople. Essentially, calling for Holy War.
What does Urban II promise to those who are willing to go on the Crusades’s?
He promises them that they will be forgiven of any sins committed before this point and any sins committed during the war. He implied great treasures and wealth await them.
What was a crusade that was never actually considered a crusade?
It was the very first one. Also called “The Peasants Crusade” French monks follow Peter The hermit and Pillage until they reach Constantinople. They cross the river into turkey and are destroyed by an Islam army.
What was the “first” crusade?
It began in 1095 with the Pope Urban II call to arms. It was an international cooperation of multiple states bent on taking back Jerusalem and protecting Constantinople. They take Jerusalem in 1099. The Slaughter is immense! Jews, muslims, and any other non-christians in jerusalem and as they went through europe
