Vocabulary

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Analogy

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Extended comparison

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Arbitrary

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based on random choices

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arbitrate

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to judge

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impartial

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unbiased, equal in a judgement

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bias

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prejudice or preconceived opinion

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Conformational bias

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tendency to prefer information that support what you already believe in

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Cognitive Dissonance

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the discomfort a person feels when their behavior does not align with their values or beliefs

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Claim

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to assert something without providing proof

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Infer

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to conclude from evidence and reasoning

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deduce

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to arrive by reasoning

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Social mobility

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When you change your social economy status

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Dichotomy

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Division between two things that are opposed

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Dilemma

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Situation where someone has to chose in between

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Predicament

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Difficult, unpleasant situation

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Eclectic

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When you derive from a broad and diverse range of sources

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Critique

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Analyze, evaluate

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To critique

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write

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Critic

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someone who does critiques

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Criticism

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Look for fault (negative)

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To criticize

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indicate the fault of something or someone in a disapproving way

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Compelling

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Having a powerful effect

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Sensible

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having a good sense of reason

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Sound/Unsound

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Something you can rely on(or not)

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Ambivalent

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Mixed feelings

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Dubious

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Hesitating , doubtful

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To rationalise

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to form a theory

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to speculate

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to explain or justify with logical reason

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to postulate

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to suggest or assume something based on reasoning

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To surmise

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Believing that something is true without any evidence

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To rationalize

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to explain or justify with logical reason

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To equivocate

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to be deliberately vague and unclear

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Bigotry

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Unreasonable attachment to a belief

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Ubiquitous

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Omnipresent

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Plausible

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a chance that it could happen

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tenable

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something that holds evidence

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Machiavellian

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immoral political views

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Grasp

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Hold firmly

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Notorious

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Negative

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Veracity

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Accuracy/truthfulness

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To extrapolate

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extend the application of a method or conclusion

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To defer to someone’s judgement or opinion

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let another person decide