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Memoir Vocab Quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Authorial Ethics | a union of philosophy and literature that addresses writers’ abuses of truth and integrity |
| Autobiography | a self-written account of the events of one’s life; a form of nonfiction narrative that emphasizes the factual details of the writer’s experiences |
| Beneficence | the quality or state of doing or producing good; the quality or state of being beneficent |
| Biography | a factual account of an individual’s life often detailing major events and accomplishments through a critical lens |
| Cognitive Bias | a systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment; individuals create their own "subjective reality" from their perception of the input |
| Cognitive Dissonance | the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change |
| Confirmation Bias | a subset of cognitive bias; the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories |
| Conformity Bias | adapting behaviors or ethics in pursuit of group belonging Ethics: the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group |
| Hermeneutics | the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts |
| Maleficence | the act of committing harm or evil; a harmful or evil act; the quality or state of being maleficent |
| Memoir | a cohesive narrative account of personal memories; unlike biographies or autobiographies, memoirs emphasize specific themes and employ emotional reflection to factual events |
| Memoir Fraud | the fabrication of specific details, events, or characters in memoir with the intent to sensationalize stories or mislead audiences; a departure from truth and point of view in storytelling |
| Moral Absolutism | the idea that there are certain universal moral principles by which all peoples' actions may be judged |
| Moral Agent | a person who has the ability to discern right from wrong and to be held accountable for his or her own actions |
| Moral Muteness | the act of remaining silent in the presence of unethical behavior |
| Moral Pluralism | the idea that there can be conflicting moral views that are each worthy of respect |
| Moral Relativism | the view that moral judgments are true or false only relative to some particular standpoint |
| Narrative | a spoken or written account of connected events; a story |
| Narrative Ethics | a branch of ethics that addresses the impact of narrative stories on audiences; narrative ethicists maintain that all moral agents exist as protagonists in their own stories |
| Rationalizations | the action of attempting to explain or justify behavior or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate |
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