Assumptions Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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worldviews
A
personal assumptions, priorities, and values that distort critical thinking
2
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deduction
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one’s argument are usually deductive
3
Q
deep disagreement
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when both parties lack common ground in an argument
4
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fact and opinion
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assuming something is only a fact or opinion (nothing else in between e.g. having a taste)
5
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conspiracy thinking
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assumptions that convince people of conspiracy theories
6
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scientism
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science is the only reliable subject for truth, other subjects should/will be replaced by science and are worthless
7
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reductionism
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every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing its simplest physical mechanisms