Critical Thinking: | Thinking about something in an organized way in order to evaluate it accurately.
Critical thinking is also referred to as reasoning or critical analysis.
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Fact: | Something that can be proved to exist or to have happened.
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Opinion: | Something that cannot be proved or disproved: a judgement or a belief.
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Inference: | A logical conclusion based on what an author has stated.
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Conclusion: | A decision that is reached after thoughtful consideration or information the author presents.
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Deductive reasoning: | A process of reasoning in which a general principle is applied to a specific situation.
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Inductive reasoning: | A process of reasoning in which a general principle is developed from a set of specific instances.
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Author's argument: | The author's position on an issue.
The author's argument is also known as the author's point of view.
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Author's bias: | The side of an issue an author favors.
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Author's assumption: | Something the author takes for granted without proof.
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Propaganda devices: | Techniques authors use in order to unfairly influence the reader to accept their point of view.
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