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Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Fact

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to exist or have existed; verified through many witnesses/experiments/results; real and true

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Data is not considered facts until

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their existence or truth can be verified by reliable sources.

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Verification comes from

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Observation, witness testimony, records, documentation, and testing.

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Are facts: inferences, opinions, and beliefs?

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NOOOOO!!

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Are facts synoymous with truth?

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NOOOO!!

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Fact cines from the latin —?

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Factum, meaning a deed

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A fact is something known with certainty to ….?

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exist or have existed.

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A fact can be verified through….?

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experience, observation, testing, measurements, testimony and records.

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A fact is something that people can….?

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generally agree is real and true.

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Data are not considered facts until their…?

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existence or truth can be verified by reliable sources.

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Verification comes from

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direct observation, witness testimony, records, documentation and testing.

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A fact is something actually exists,….?

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known to exist and known from observation as well as something said to be true or alleged to have occurred.

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Words that describe things claimed to be facts but not yet verified =

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information, claims, data, and raw data.

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Reality to be

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relative and absolute

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Facts are not the equivalent of

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truths or reality.

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Facts are our decisions

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of what seems to be most real.

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Human beings needs facts because they need certainties…?

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in order to proceed through he world.

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The most we say about any fact is that its certainty is..?

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higher or lower in probability.

19
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Facts that are most useful to us are those that have been…?

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repeatedly verified by many sources over time.

20
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Certainty in science is usually considered to be…?

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a probability that is approaching certainty.

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For the advancement of humna knowledge and welfare, we need to…?

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value the right tro continually reexamine whatever equations are made between reality, truth and facts.

22
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Feeling can deceive as well as…?

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illuminate

23
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Apathy, anger, fear, envy and prejudice can..?

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distort our perceptions and keep us from seeing things objectively.

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A subjective or unaware attitude might lead to only following what

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feels most comfortable, dismissing the long-term consequences.

25
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Attitude can be

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objective or subjective

26
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when we are studying art, we give attention to our feeling readctions, because they..?

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aid us in better understanding a work’s meaning.

27
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We we are subjective about feelings, we are unaware oh how they are influencing our…?

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thoughts and decisions and can react blindly to their directives.

28
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Our need to have our perceptions verified by others…?

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also makes us susceptible to manipulation.

29
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We only need to use our sense and perceptions to determine some facts. However, to be sure of their accuracy…?

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we need confirmation from others.

30
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The test provided a significant demonstration of the power of consensus to bring about…?

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conformity and to make a person invalidate his or her own perception.

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Both science and wisdom are needed to help us compensate for ….

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the limitations of our senses.

32
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How we state a fact makes all the difference.

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yuh

33
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Factual statements show an awareness of context and limitations. If a photo is being described…?

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the writer does not pretend it is a life situation in which one can see all angles and ask questions.

34
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Factual statements use appropriate qualifiers to..?

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indicate certainties.

35
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Factual statements state…?

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the obvious.

36
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Factual statements show a disciplined effort to describe…?

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what is present while restraining the impulse to jump to conclusions.

37
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Factual statements are not….

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inappropriately cautious.

38
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Factual statements are not…

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guesses.

39
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Factual statements provide specific details…

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that others can verify.

40
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The standards we use to determine facts =

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Verifiability, Reliability, Probability, Plausibility, Accuracy, and Currency

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