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Details Title: Critical Thinking Description: Chapter 2-4 Vocab Total Flash Cards: 34 Created: 09/25/2006 20:17:29	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term ambiguous Definition a term or expression has more than one conventional meaning Term analysis Definition the process od breaking things down into their constituent elements Term connotation Definition the intension plus the emotional impact of a term Term convention Definition a behavioral regularity followed in order to solve intrapersonal coordination problems Term counterexapmle Definition example used to refute a general claim, as for example in a definition Term definition Definition an explanation of the meaning of a term or expression Term essential definition Definition definition that gives a term's intension Term ostensive definition Definition definition by example Term stipulative definition Definition definition that specifies an unconventional meaning of a term for use in a specific context of discourse Term denotation Definition the relationship between a word and the objects it "points to" Term diferentia Definition characteristics that distinguish the extension of a term from the genus Term etymolgoy Definition the history of a word Term extension Definition the set of objects denoted by a term Term explanation Definition language used to facilitate understanding Term genus Definition language used to facilitate understanding Term intension Definition the criteria that define the extension of a term Term necessary condition Definition a characteristic or set of characteristics required for membership in the word's extension Term sufficient condition Definition a characteristic or set of characteristics required for membership in the word's extension Term synonymy Definition sameness of meaning Term vague Definition a term or expression with an indefinate extension Term verbal dispute Definition a dispute arising out of overlooked verbal ambiguity Term analysis Definition the process of breaking complex things down into their constituent elements Term argument (functional) Definition a composition whose primary function is to persuade a person be appealing to the person's reasoning capacity Term argument (structural) Definition a composition consisting of a set of claims one of which, called the "thesis" or "conclusion", is supported by the other(s) called the premise(s) Term conclusion Definition the claim in an argument supported by the premise(s) Term premise(s) Definition the claim(s) in an argument that support the conclusion Term signal word Definition word indicating the presence of an argument or argument part Term thesis Definition conclusion, especially in an extended argument Term casting Definition a graphic system for representing the structual relationships within an argument; or a graphic rep. of a particular argument Term enthymeme Definition an argument containing an inferential assumption Term main premise(s) Definition the premise(s) offered as direct support for the thesis Term paraphrase Definition a reformulation intended to capture the same meaning Term plausibility Definition the credibilty or believablity of an idea that we estimate as likely to survive critical scrutiny Term relevant Definition related to the topic under discussion