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MidTerm Study Guide
Critical Thinking
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Undergraduate 1
09/24/2012

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Accuracy
Definition
my thinking and my words are accurate when they describe the way things actually are
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Alternatives
Definition
other possibilities, options, choices
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Assumptions
Definition
background theory, what is given or what is taken for granted
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Breadth
Definition
freedom from narrowness or restraint; liberality
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Clearness
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thinking is clear when its easily understood, free from likelihood of misunderstanding
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Concepts
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Organizing ideas, categories
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Conclusions, Interpretations
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Inferences, solutions, decisions arrived at
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Confidence in Reason
Definition
believing in trying to figure things out, rely on thinking their way through questions and issues  
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Context
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Setting, background
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Depth
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complexity or obscurity, as of a subject
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Fair-minded
Definition
do their best to be balanced and impartial when trying to understand, analyze, evaluate or apply any belief or point of view, no matter how different from their own
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Implications and Consequences
Definition
what follows, costs, and benefits
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Importance, Relevance
Definition
to say something is important is to say it matters
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Information
Definition
data, evidence, observations
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Intellectual Autonomy
Definition
thinks for themselves, commited to it
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Intellectual Courage
Definition
face up to challenges to their settled beliefs and habitual ways of thinking
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Intellectual Empathy
Definition
willingly commit themselves to thinking through the logic of any point of view, without regard to whether they agree with it or not
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Intellectual Engagement
Definition
involve, on a deep and satisfying level, in wanting to understand things and think them through
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Intellectual Humility
Definition
recognize and own up to what they don't know, in all its fullness
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Intellectual Integrity
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hold themselves to the same high intellectual standards they hold others to
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Intellectual Perseverance
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willing to stick with important intellectual tasks for as long as it takes to reach a reasonable conclusion
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Point of View
Definition
frame of reference, perspective
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Precision
Definition
your thinking is precise when you have been as specific and detailed as needed to reason through an issue
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Purpose
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Objectives, goals, desired outcome, intention, function
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Question at Issue
Definition
Problem, topic, "the point"
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Sufficiency
Definition
when you've reasoned out thoroughly enough for the purpose at hand, when it is adequate for what is needed, when you've taken account of all necessary factors
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