Examining the Evidence M5

Question 1

Analogy

Answer 1

Inference that if 2 things are alike in one respect, they will be alike in other respects

Question 2

Empirical

Answer 2

Based on or derived from practical experiment and direct observation

Question 3

Evidence

Answer 3

Information that is provided to support the dependability of a factual claim

Question 4

Factual claims

Answer 4

Beliefs about the way the world is, was, or will be whose credibility depends on the quality of evidence offered to support them

Question 5

Faulty analogy

Answer 5

An analogy in which there are important relevant dissimilarities between 2 things being compared

Question 6

Intuition

Answer 6

An instinctive “knowing” (e.g., a hunch or gut feeling) that does not derive from a rational intellectual process

Question 7

Neglect of a common cause

Answer 7

The failure to recognize that 2 events may be related through the effects of a common third factor

Question 8

Qualitative evidence

Answer 8

Evidence that describes an observation or phenomenon and communicates its meaning

Question 9

Quantitative evidence

Answer 9

Evidence that quantifies an observation or phenomenon and is concerned with determining causation

Question 10

Research sampling

Answer 10

The process of selecting events or people to study

Question 11

Rival cause

Answer 11

A plausible alternative explanation for why a certain outcome happened

Question 12

Survey

Answer 12

A research method or instrument for measuring people’s attitudes or beliefs