Ch1 key words

Question 1

Argument

Answer 1

A statement (or statements) supposedly providing reasons for accepting another statement

Question 2

Conclusion

Answer 2

The statement that the premises are intended to support

Question 3

Premise

Answer 3

The statements (reasons) given in support of another statement

Question 4

Inference

Answer 4

process of reasoning from a premise(s)

to a
conclusion

based on the premises

Question 5

Explanation

Answer 5

An explanation tells you why/how something is the case

Question 6

Difference between argument and explanation

Answer 6

Arguments need to prove something

while

explantions dont

Question 7

Indicator words

Answer 7

Words that frequently accompany arguments and signal that a premise or conclusion is present

Question 8

Critical thinking

Answer 8

The systematic evaluation or formulation of beliefs, or statements, by rational standards.

Question 9

The fundamental concern of critical thinking?

Answer 9

Critical thinking -> A question about the quality of your beliefs

Question 10

Logic

Answer 10

The study of good reasoning, or inference, and the rules that govern it.

Question 11

Statement

Answer 11

An assertion that something is or is not the case