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Groundwork Flashcards

1
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define argument

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a group of statements, some of which, the premises, are offered in support of another statement

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define premise

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A statement that provides support for a conclusion (or sub-conclusion) in an argument.

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define conclusion

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A statement that is the endpoint of an argument; what we want others to believe. Often, the answer to a question.

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define premise indicator

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A word or phrase that are used to indicate that the following statement is a premise. Most premises don’t have indicators, and not all indicators are reliable.

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define conclusion indicator

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a word or phrase that is used to indicate that the following statement is a conclusion. Not all conclusions have indicators or are reliable

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6
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define disposition

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An underlying tendency to have an attitude; a part of your character or personality.

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define open-mindedness

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A disposition to consider different ideas, beliefs, points of view, approaches, and assumptions.

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define psychological bias

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A tendency to think in certain ways that can lead to systematic deviations from a standard of rationality or good judgment. Also known as a cognitive bias.

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define confirmation bias

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A psychological bias towards hearing only agreement with your views by interpreting arguments as supporting your views when they don’t, or ignoring those that don’t.

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define worldview

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A personal set of assumptions, defaults, heuristics, priorities, and values that distorts and limits everyone’s critical thinking.

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what is a statement?

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a self-contained sentence (or part of a sentence) that is either TRUE or FALSE

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what is a non-statement?

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is a sentence that is not a statement. Can’t be true or false

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examples of non-statements

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questions
commands
greetings
exclamations
arguments, and sentences that refer to other sentences.
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what is a rhetorical questions

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a question used to express a statement. (should be rephrased into a statement)

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examples of premise indicators

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because
since
supposing that
assuming that
given that
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examples of conclusion indicators

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therefore
thus
hence
consequently
so
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17
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examples of non-arguments

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opinion piece in newspapers
talk-back radio
talking to friends
stating a belief

18
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types of non-arguments

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advice
reports
instructions
explanations

19
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what is an explanation.

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a statement or collection of statements describing why or how something is the case

20
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what is a vague sentence

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a sentence (or word) which has a range of possible meanings that blur together. has a lack or clarity or meaning

21
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what are the two types of vagueness

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  1. not specifying relevant details

2. using generic words instead of precise terms

22
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what is an ambiguous sentence

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a sentence or word which has several distinct non-overlapping meanings

23
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what are the three types of ambiguity

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  1. lexical ambiguity
  2. prosodic ambiguity
  3. syntactic ambiguity
24
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what is lexical ambiguity

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when words have more than one meaning

25
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what is prosodic ambiguity

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when emphasis of different words makes the sentence have more than one meaning

26
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what is syntactic ambiguity

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when sentences have different grammatical structures causing them to have different meanings

27
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what is a generalisation

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is a statement that applies to classes of objects or events, rather than to an individual

28
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what are the three types of generalisation

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  1. conceptual generalisation
  2. empirical generalisation
  3. social generalisations
29
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what is a conceptual generalisation

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a statement that says one concept is part of another

e.g. all cats have four legs

30
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what is an empirical generalisation

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a statement that says all the individual real objects or events in a class each have a specific property
e.g. most cats have four legs
31
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what is an social generalisation

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a statement which (the most influential part of) society currently assumes is true regardless of evidence.
e.g. normally, cats have four legs

32
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what is a conditional generalisation

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a hypothetical statement, usually containing ‘if’, ‘unless’, or a similar word.
e.g. if an animal is a cat, it has four legs

33
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what are the three types of conditional generalisations

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  1. definitions
  2. predictions
  3. counterfactuals
34
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what is a conceptual definitions

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definitions that require a stricture criteria including

  • necessary conditions
  • sufficient conditions
35
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example of a necessary condition

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being warm-blooded is a necessary condition to be a primate. no primate is cold-blooded

36
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example of a sufficient conditions

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being enrolled in an Architecture course at University is sufficient to count as a student

37
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what is a cluster definition

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definitions which have sufficient conditions, and near-necessary conditions that allow for exceptions.
e.g. MRS GREN

38
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what is an institutional definition

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definitions which are explicit sociological constructs, based on the evaluation of experts affirmed by relevant institutions

39
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things which define a person’s worldview

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religion
culture
ethnicity
gender
family upbringing
40
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what is the veil of ignorance

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putting oneself in a neutral situation by pretending to have amnesia

41
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what are assumptions

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identify and recognise them

42
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what is a capacity

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something a person is capable of
E.g. both an impulsive and patient person have the capacity to keep calm.
However, the impulsive persons lacks the disposition to keep calm when appropriate

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