CMST 2060 Chapter : Chapter 1
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Maxims: short, pithy statement expressing a genera; rule of conduct that is commonly accepted by culture and used to justify a variety of beliefs and actions. Facts: condensed empirical claim that tells us about some facet of the world that we can rely upon to be true. Statistics: different from facts because they do not deal with specific assertions about concrete objects but are mathematical generalizations that help us make predictions about certain types of objects or events. Testimony: direct quotations from individuals who can speak with some authority on a certain state of affairs. Examples: descriptions of actual or hypothetical events, people, objects, or processes that can embody an idea or argument in a concrete form so that audiences can see what it means: actual examples, fictional: Narratives: story with a beginning, middle, and end. No affiliation with professional institutions, say and print anything. No to wikipedia (no to twitter, tumblr, etc. ) Seriously, no: newspapers, magazines, journalistic sources.
