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FACT AND EVIDENCE UGE1 Flashcards

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Information that can be verified

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Fact

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Based on direct experience or observation

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Fact

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A statement that is real & can be verified objectively or proven

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Fact

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True and Correct (accurate no matter what)

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Fact

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Involves specific information such as numbers, dates, time & other statistics

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Facts

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Referring to people, places, things or events

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Fact

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Types of Facts

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Empirical
Conceptual

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The things that we can assert about the world based on direct, straightforward observational evidence.

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Empirical Fact

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The most straight forward kinds of facts are things that we see happening / existing / occurring

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Empirical Fact

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Example:
“We watch someone drop an apple and assert, the apple fell to the ground.”

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Empirical Fact

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_______ evidence refers to factual data. Raw data is collected by conduction experiments and observations

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Empirical

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Things that we assert about the world based on strongly help philosophical / logical views that we have about the kind of world in which we live.

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Conceptual Facts

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“Most scientific facts are a combination of observations & other beliefs we have about the world.”

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Conceptual Facts

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Most of the facts that we believe true are actually ______ ______

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Conceptual Facts

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Even facts for which there is strong evidential support are not understood evidentially by most people.

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Conceptual Facts

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Sometimes turn out, in retrospect, to be incorrect.

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Conceptual Facts

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“It is not always possible to clearly distinguish between ________ and _________ facts. Indeed, most beliefs are based on a mixture of observational evidence & general ideas about the world.”

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empirical and conceptual

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Forming opinions

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  1. Know you biases
  2. Stay informed
  3. Keep an open mind
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Statements that convey beliefs, feelings, judgements, attitudes & preferences

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Opinion

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Unlike facts, _______ cannot be verified because these are based on one’s mere perception / viewpoint.

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opinions

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Statements that hold an element of belief

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Opinion

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It tells how someone feels

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Opinion

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“an _____ is not always true and cannot be proven.”

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Opinion

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In contemporary usage, ___ _____ is the aggregate (sum) of individual attitudes or beliefs held by a population. (in a city, state or country)

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Public opinion

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Consumer opinion is a similar aggregate collected as part of ________ _______. (e.g. opinions of users of a particular product or service.)
Marketing research
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_____ _______ is a similar aggregate collected as part of marketing research. (e.g. opinions of users of a particular product or service.)
Consumer opinion (public opinion)
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Because the process of gathering opinions from all individuals is difficult, expensive or impossible to obtain, public opinion or consumer opinion is estimated using ________ _______. (e.g. with a representative sample of a population)
survey sampling
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Because the process of gathering opinions from all individuals is difficult, expensive or impossible to obtain, public opinion or consumer opinion is estimated using survey sampling. (e.g. with a _______ ________ of a population)
representative sample
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In some social sciences, especially political science & psychology, ______ _______ refers to the aggregation of (combine) opinions collected from a set of subjects, such as members of a jury, legislature, committee or other collective decision-making body.
group opinion
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In these situations, researchers are often interested in questions related to social choice, conformity & group polarization (division / opposition)
Group opinion
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May reflect opinions on scientific concerns as articulated by one or more scientists, published in scholarly journals or respected textbooks both of which entail peer-review & rigorous professional editing.
Scientific opinion
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"97 out of 100 climate experts think humans are changing global temperature."
Scientific Opinion
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It may also refer to opinions published by professionals, academic or governmental organizations about scientific findings & their possible implications.
Scientific Opinion
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A related but not identical term, scientific consensus, is the prevailing view on a scientific topic within the scientific community such as the scientific opinion on climate change or pandemic.
Scientific opinon
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A related but not identical term, ______ _______, is the prevailing view on a scientific topic within the scientific community such as the scientific opinion on climate change or pandemic.
scientific consensus
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Can be partial temporally contingent, conflicting & uncertain so that there may be no accepted consensus for a particular situation.
Scientific Opinion (s)
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"In other circumstances, a particular ____ _____ may be at odds with consensus."
Scientific Opinion
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Your ability to know the importance of ______ cannot be overemphasized
Evidence (Assessing Evidence)
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We live in a world where not everything that we see, hear & read is real.
(Assessing Evidence)
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We live in a world where not everything that we see, hear & read is _____. (Assessing Evidence)
real
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It is avoiding deceptions, false claims, scams & fake evidences
(Assessing Evidence)
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In fact, so many problems crop up because people are misled to take actions or make decisions based on wrong or misleading information.
Assessing Evidence
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In fact, so many problems crop up because people are ______ to take actions or make decisions based on wrong or misleading information.
misled (Assessing Evidence
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This is why we are often reminded to be careful with fake news and sadly with fake (bogus) persons, too.
Assessing Evidence
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But to put it in layman's terms, it can be seen as information that us prove or demonstrate truth - or disprove something false.
Evidence
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It us the means, sanctioned by the law of ascertaining in a judicial proceeding the truth respecting a matter of fact. (Section 1, Rule 128, Revised Rules on Evidence)
Evidence
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Evidence is admissible when it is relevant to the issue & is not excluded by the law of these rules.
Admissibility
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_______ is admissible when it is relevant to the issue & is not excluded by the law of these rules.
Evidence (Admissibility)
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It refers to whether or not the law (Revised Rules of Court) allows the evidence or to say it in another way & the law does not exclude the evidence.
Admissibility
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Complemented by relevancy, which means that the evidence must have such a relation to the fact in issue as to bring about the logical belief in its existence or non-existence.
Admissibility
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"In other words, the evidence presented has a connection with that issue being investigated or examined."
Admissibility
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The law upholds this for every individual against unreasonable search & seizure enshrined in Article 3, Section 2 of the Philippine Constitution.
Constitutional Rights (Admissibility)
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"In other words, the act of entering a person's place without a valid search warrant is a violation of the constitutional right. Any item taking during the search cannot be made as evidence since it is not admissible
Human rights. (Admissibility)
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Types of Evidence
Demonstrative Real Testimonial (Anecdotal) Documentary Statistical Evidence
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Demonstrates the testimony given by a witness
Demonstrative (Types of Evidence)
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Typically done using diagrams, maps, animations & other similar methods
Demonstrative (Types of Evidence)
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As a thing, of any kind, that was present or used in the case being presented in court.
Real (Types of Evidence)
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Can include bloodied clothing, a mangled vehicle, a gun, a knife, money marked by anti-theft coloring & many other items.
Real (Types of Evidence)
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Viewed by the court to be the simplest type of evidence
Testimonial (Anecdotal) (Types of Evidence)
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Never requires any other piece of evidence to support it or make it legitimate
Testimonial (Anecdotal) (Types of Evidence)
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"____ ____ is typically that of any statement made by a witness or other person during the course of the trial."
Testimonial Evidence
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"A person may become a ______if he/she possesses the ability to perceive (the use of the basic senses such as sight (vision), hearing (auditory), touch (tactile), smell (olfactory), & taste (gustatory). Also, the person must be able to express what he or she has perceived with another individual.
Witness (Types of Evidence)
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sight
(vision) (Types of Evidence)
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hearing
(auditory) (Types of Evidence)
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touch
(tactile) (Types of Evidence)
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smell
(olfactory) (Types of Evidence)
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taste
(gustatory) (Types of Evidence)
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Proves statements that requires quantifiable or numerical evidence.
Statistical Evidence
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Useful in supporting general claims
Statistical Evidence
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Must be supported with expert testimony to make it reliable
Statistical Evidence
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Most often considered real evidence
Documentary
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Any type of evidence that helps to document the issue being discussed in the trial
Documentary
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For example, if the trial surrounds a breach of contract, the _____ evidence would be the actual contract that was breached.
Documentary

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