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A Small Review of Our Semester in Critical Thinking
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Reasoning:The essential ingredient in problem solving
Cogent:"Good" reasoning
Inductive Argument:Has reasoning that goes beyond what is contained in its premises
Syllogism:An argument containing three categorical propositions; two of them premises, one a conclusion
Questionable Premise:Accepting premises that we should doubt makes us guilty of the fallacy __________
Suppressed Evidence:Neglecting relevant evidence makes us guilty of the fallacy __________
Ad Hominem:Attacking the opponent rather than the opponent's evidence and arguments
Non Sequitur:Literally means "it does not follow"
Hasty Conclusion:When we draw a conclusion from relevant but insufficient evidence
Questionable Analogy:Sometimes referred to as faulty comparison
Wishful Thinking:Believing what we would like to be true, no matter what the evidence
Emotive Meaning:Having a positive or negative overtone
Slanting:A form of misrepresentation
Promise advertisement:Promises to satisfy desires or allay fears
Identification advertisement:Sells the product by getting us to identify with the product
Puffery:Generalized, vague, or exaggerated claims
Walt Disney:Owns ABC, Fox Family Worldwide, Miramax films, and many others
General Electric:Owns 80% of NBC, Universal Studios and the Telemundo Communications Group
A Small Review of Our Semester in Critical Thinking
Across:3. | Attacking the opponent rather than the opponent's evidence and arguments | 6. | Believing what we would like to be true, no matter what the evidence | 10. | An argument containing three categorical propositions; two of them premises, one a conclusion | 11. | Literally means "it does not follow" | 12. | Having a positive or negative overtone | 13. | Generalized, vague, or exaggerated claims | 14. | Sometimes referred to as faulty comparison |
| | Down:1. | A form of misrepresentation | 2. | The essential ingredient in problem solving | 4. | Owns 80% of NBC, Universal Studios and the Telemundo Communications Group | 5. | Accepting premises that we should doubt makes us guilty of the fallacy __________ | 6. | Owns ABC, Fox Family Worldwide, Miramax films, and many others | 7. | Neglecting relevant evidence makes us guilty of the fallacy __________ | 8. | When we draw a conclusion from relevant but insufficient evidence | 9. | "Good" reasoning |
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A Small Review of Our Semester in Critical Thinking
Across:3. | Attacking the opponent rather than the opponent's evidence and arguments | 6. | Believing what we would like to be true, no matter what the evidence | 10. | An argument containing three categorical propositions; two of them premises, one a conclusion | 11. | Literally means "it does not follow" | 12. | Having a positive or negative overtone | 13. | Generalized, vague, or exaggerated claims | 14. | Sometimes referred to as faulty comparison |
| | Down:1. | A form of misrepresentation | 2. | The essential ingredient in problem solving | 4. | Owns 80% of NBC, Universal Studios and the Telemundo Communications Group | 5. | Accepting premises that we should doubt makes us guilty of the fallacy __________ | 6. | Owns ABC, Fox Family Worldwide, Miramax films, and many others | 7. | Neglecting relevant evidence makes us guilty of the fallacy __________ | 8. | When we draw a conclusion from relevant but insufficient evidence | 9. | "Good" reasoning |
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© 2012
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only