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SSS definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Directive decision making | the decision making style emphasizes the here and now |
| evidence | reasons why something is true based on statistics, expert testimony or examples |
| fact | a piece of information that cannot be disputed |
| focused thinking | deliberately managing your attention and directing your thoughts; thinking critically and creatively |
| imaginative creative style | this creative style is best described as insightful |
| inductive argument | go from specific observations to general conclusions |
| innovative creative style | this creative style is best described as curious |
| inspirational creative style | this creative style is best described as visionary |
| intuitive creative style | this creative style is best described as resourceful |
| logical fallacies | false logic strategies |
| either/or thinking | taking only an extreme position on an issue when other positions are possible |
| emotional appeal | appealing to someone's feelings in order to gain acceptance of an argument |
| false authority | attributing your argument to someone else in a supposed position of power to get you off the hook |
| false cause and effect | assuming one cause for something when other causes are possible too |
| hasty conclusion | jumping to a conclusion when other conclusions are possible |
| oversimplification/overgeneralization | reducing a complex issue to something very simple or stereotyping |
| personal attack | reacting to a challenge by attacking the challenger |
| shifting the burden of proof | shifting the responsibility of proving an assertion to someone else because you have no evidence for what you assert |
| straw man | attempting to prove an argument by overstating, exaggerating, or oversimplifying the arguments of the opposing side |
| unwarranted assumption | taking too much for granted without evidence |
| metacognition | thinking about thinking and learning about your learning |
| proposition | a point |
| relevancy | relating to a topic or argument; a condition of a sound argument |
| adequacy | having enough information; a condition of a sound argument |
| analytical decision making style | this decision making style emphasizes a logical approach |
| argument | a line of reasoning that uses evidence to persuade |
| assumptions | things you take for granted |
| behavioral decision making style | decision making style that emphasizes people |
| claim | a statement that can be true or false, but not both |
| conceptual decision making style | decision making style that emphasizes the big picture |
| contradictory | two people saying opposite things |
| creative thinking | thinking that produces ideas |
| critical thinking | thinking that analyzes and evaluates ideas |
| deductive argument | go from broad generalization to specific conclusions |
| test anxiety | a level of anxiety about taking tests so high that interferes with test success |
| thesis | your main point |
| trace | describe a process |
| emotional | feeling |
| enumerate | list qualities, characteristics, events, and so on |
| ethical standards | agreements about what is right and wrong |
| explain | similar to discuss: describe cause/effect relationship, the significance of something, the pros and cons or the role played by someone or something |
| illustrate | give concrete examples |
| interpret | comment on, give examples, provide and explanation for discuss |
| objective tests | tests with question that have only one right answer, such as a multiple choice test |
| outline | describe the plot, main ideas, or organization of something |
| physiological | your body reacting bodily |
| prove | support an argument with evidence from the text or class notes |
| qualifiers | words like sometimes, often, and ordinarily that often make a statement true in a false true question |
| relate | show the relationship or connection between two things |
| state | explain in precise terms |
| subjective tests | tests with questions that require writing and can have multiple correct answers, such as an essay test |
| summarize | give a condensed account of key points, reduce to the essential components |
| absolutes | words like always, never and entirely that often make a statement false in a true false question |
| accountability | understanding the consequences of doing a good job or a poor one |
| analyze | break into separate parts and examine or discuss each part |
| asertions | statements you claim to be true |
| behavioral | doing |
| cognitive | thinking |
| compare | examine two or more things, find the similarities and differences |
| comprehension | understanding |
| conscientious | dedicated to doing your best |
| contrast | find the differences between two or more things |
| criteria | standards |
| critique, criticize, or evaluate | make a judgment, describe the worth of something |
| define | provide the meaning |
| describe | give a detailed account, list characteristics or qualities |
| discuss | describe a cause/effect relationship, the significance of something, the pros and cons, or the role played by someone or something |
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