Chapter 3 Flashcards
Fact
to exist or have existed; verified through many witnesses/experiments/results; real and true
Data is not considered facts until
their existence or truth can be verified by reliable sources.
Verification comes from
Observation, witness testimony, records, documentation, and testing.
Are facts: inferences, opinions, and beliefs?
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Are facts synoymous with truth?
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Fact cines from the latin —?
Factum, meaning a deed
A fact is something known with certainty to ….?
exist or have existed.
A fact can be verified through….?
experience, observation, testing, measurements, testimony and records.
A fact is something that people can….?
generally agree is real and true.
Data are not considered facts until their…?
existence or truth can be verified by reliable sources.
Verification comes from
direct observation, witness testimony, records, documentation and testing.
A fact is something actually exists,….?
known to exist and known from observation as well as something said to be true or alleged to have occurred.
Words that describe things claimed to be facts but not yet verified =
information, claims, data, and raw data.
Reality to be
relative and absolute
Facts are not the equivalent of
truths or reality.
Facts are our decisions
of what seems to be most real.
Human beings needs facts because they need certainties…?
in order to proceed through he world.
The most we say about any fact is that its certainty is..?
higher or lower in probability.
Facts that are most useful to us are those that have been…?
repeatedly verified by many sources over time.
Certainty in science is usually considered to be…?
a probability that is approaching certainty.
For the advancement of humna knowledge and welfare, we need to…?
value the right tro continually reexamine whatever equations are made between reality, truth and facts.
Feeling can deceive as well as…?
illuminate
Apathy, anger, fear, envy and prejudice can..?
distort our perceptions and keep us from seeing things objectively.
A subjective or unaware attitude might lead to only following what
feels most comfortable, dismissing the long-term consequences.
Attitude can be
objective or subjective
when we are studying art, we give attention to our feeling readctions, because they..?
aid us in better understanding a work’s meaning.
We we are subjective about feelings, we are unaware oh how they are influencing our…?
thoughts and decisions and can react blindly to their directives.
Our need to have our perceptions verified by others…?
also makes us susceptible to manipulation.
We only need to use our sense and perceptions to determine some facts. However, to be sure of their accuracy…?
we need confirmation from others.
The test provided a significant demonstration of the power of consensus to bring about…?
conformity and to make a person invalidate his or her own perception.
Both science and wisdom are needed to help us compensate for ….
the limitations of our senses.
How we state a fact makes all the difference.
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Factual statements show an awareness of context and limitations. If a photo is being described…?
the writer does not pretend it is a life situation in which one can see all angles and ask questions.
Factual statements use appropriate qualifiers to..?
indicate certainties.
Factual statements state…?
the obvious.
Factual statements show a disciplined effort to describe…?
what is present while restraining the impulse to jump to conclusions.
Factual statements are not….
inappropriately cautious.
Factual statements are not…
guesses.
Factual statements provide specific details…
that others can verify.
The standards we use to determine facts =
Verifiability, Reliability, Probability, Plausibility, Accuracy, and Currency
