Chapter One Flashcards
Why does critical thinking matter?
Who we are is defined by our actions and our choices, and those are guided by our thinking, so it better be good.
What is critical thinking?
The systematic elevation or formulations of beliefs, or statements, by rational standards.
What is a belief in critical thinking?
Another word for statement or claim.
What is a statement?
An assertion that something is or is not the case.
-They’re either true or false.
What is an argument?
A group of statements in which some of them (the premises) are intended to support another of them (the conclusion).
What are premise indicator words?
For, since, and because.
What are conclusion indicator words?
So, therefore, and thus.
What is an inference?
The mental process of reasoning from a premise or premises to a conclusion based on those premises.
What’s the difference between an argument and an explanation?
An argument gives us reasons for believing that something is the case. That a claim is true or probably true.
An explanation tells us why something or how something is the case.
