Assumptions Flashcards

(7 cards)

1
Q

worldviews

A

personal assumptions, priorities, and values that distort critical thinking

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2
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deduction

A

one’s argument are usually deductive

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3
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deep disagreement

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when both parties lack common ground in an argument

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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)

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5
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conspiracy thinking

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assumptions that convince people of conspiracy theories

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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

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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

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