MODR 1760 Study Guide - Final Guide: Respekt, Positio
7 Dec 2015
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Analysis: breaking ideas down into their component parts in order to assess them. Critical reasoning: systematically and reflecting on our reasons by analyzing and evaluating them according to standards and assessing the standards we use. Extrinsic reason: reason why something is good for some secondary purpose. Intrinsic reason: reason why something is good for its own sake. Claim: statement that can be true or false. Only complete sentences are claims, but not all sentences necessarily. Supported claim: one for which support, justification, or evidence is given. Simple opinion: a belief for which no explicit reasons are provided. Reasoned opinion: a belief for which explicit reasons are provided. Evidential claim: claim for which we can give reasons that refer to things in the world independent of subjective beliefs. Argument: a set of at least two related claims, one of which is offered as justification, evidence or support for another. Conclusion: claim that is being supported and for which reasons are given.
