SSH 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Critical Thinking, Confirmation Bias

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: Klaas Kraay

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A(cid:374) assertio(cid:374) that so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g is or is (cid:374)ot the (cid:272)ase. E(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple, (cid:862)toda(cid:455) is frida(cid:455)(cid:863), (cid:862)she (cid:449)ill (cid:449)i(cid:374) the ra(cid:272)e(cid:863) The thought or idea behind the statement, what the statement is attempting to express. It"s possi(cid:271)le to use differe(cid:374)t state(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts to e(cid:454)press the sa(cid:373)e propositio(cid:374). E(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple, (cid:862)it is s(cid:374)o(cid:449)i(cid:374)g(cid:863), (cid:862)il (cid:374)eige(cid:863), (cid:862)het s(cid:374)ee(cid:449)t(cid:863) . The same words or statement can mean different things, different meaning depends on who is speaking, location, time, and context. E(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple, if i (cid:449)ere to sa(cid:455) (cid:862)i a(cid:373) hu(cid:374)gr(cid:455)(cid:863) o(cid:271)(cid:448)iousl(cid:455) i a(cid:373) e(cid:454)pressi(cid:374)g that i (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to eat, ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)er, if sa(cid:455) (cid:373)(cid:455) frie(cid:374)d joe sa(cid:455)s (cid:862)i a(cid:373) hu(cid:374)gr(cid:455)(cid:863) he is referri(cid:374)g to hi(cid:373)self (cid:449)a(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g to eat, not me. E(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple, (cid:862)it (cid:449)ill rai(cid:374) to(cid:373)orro(cid:449)(cid:863), if this (cid:449)as said toda(cid:455) then tomorrow would mean. Monday but if it was said on friday tomorrow would mean saturday. More help on pages 30-32 in the textbook.