New+vocabulary

__**VOCABULARY**

Standards of Critical Thinking__ Clarity..... unerstand clearly what he or she is saying. Consistency..... having to do with your topic. Precision..... exactness, how direct and precise something is Accuracy..... good information, not inadequate, legitimate. Relevance..... having to do with something. Logical Correctness..... to think logically to be correct Completeness..... to come to a conclusion, ending Fairness..... open-minded, impartail, and free of distorign biases and preconceptions

__Recognizing Arguments__ Premises..... Conclusion.....

__Disqualifiers of Arguments__ Reports..... conveys info regarding a subject. Unsupported Assertions..... beliefs of a speaker/writer. Conditional Statements..... if, then's. Illustrations..... examples of a claim. Explanations..... why the case instead of proff that "x" is the case.

__Tests for Explanations__ Common Knowledge..... The statement that the passage seeks to prove or explain. Past Event..... is a statement that the passage seeking to prove or explain an event in the past. The Author's Intent Test..... The intent to prove or establish the case. Principle of Charity.... Letting the other side speak. If you know the answer let the other people talk.

STATEMENTS MUST BE TRUE/FALSE... make sure that can be argued with and stands by an opinion