Critical Thinking Terms K - M

Question 1

To have a clear perception or understanding of, to be sure of, to have a firm mental grasp of.

Answer 1

KNOW

Question 2

A clear and justifiable grasp of what is so or of how to do something.

Answer 2

KNOWLEDGE

Question 3

(1) Correct reasoning or the study of correct reasoning and its foundations;
(2) the relationships between propositions (supports, assumes, implies, contradicts, counts against, is relevant to);
(3) the system of principles, concepts, and assumptions that underlies any discipline, activity, or practice;
(4) the set of rational considerations that bear upon the truth or justification of any belief or set of beliefs;
(5) the set of rational considerations that bear upon the settlement of any question or set of questions.

Answer 3

LOGIC

Question 4

The notion that every technical term has logical relationships with other technical terms, that some terms are logically more basic than others, and that every discipline relies on concepts, assumptions, and theories, makes claims, gives reasons and evidence, avoids contradictions and inconsistencies, and has implications and consequences.

Answer 4

LOGIC OF A DISCIPLINE

Question 5

For a language to exist and be learnable by people from a variety of cultures, it is necessary that words have definite uses and defined concepts that transcend any culture.

Answer 5

LOGIC OF LANGUAGE

Question 6

The range of rational considerations that bear upon settlement of a given question or group of questions.

Answer 6

LOGIC OF QUESTIONS

Question 7

Learning by rote memorization, association, and drill.

Answer 7

LOWER-ORDER LEARNING

Question 8

One-dimensional problems that can be solved by reasoning exclusively within one point of view or frame of reference.

Answer 8

MONOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Question 9

One-dimensional thought conducted exclusively within one point of view or frame of reference

Answer 9

MONOLOGICAL THINKING

Question 10

Multidimensional problems that can be analyzed and approached from more than one (often from conflicting) points of view or frames of reference.

Answer 10

MULTILOGICAL PROBLEMS

Question 11

Thought that sympathetically enters, considers, and reasons within multiple points of view.

Answer 11

MULTILOGICAL THINKING