ch. 4 Flashcards
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what is the study of matter and movemet of God´s fisical creation
science
of the three steps of the scientific method which one includes carefull measurement, organization of info, data, and extensive research
observation
what is the method that consist of three mayor steps of observing, hypothesising, and experimenting
scientific method
what is a tentative explanation
hypothesis
what is an artificial enviroment design to test a variable
experiment
what is the term meaning that a hypothesis can be proven false
falsifiable
what does it mean that when a scientist himself receives consistend results
repeability
what is the ability if we have multiple scientist get the same results
reproducibility
which main type of variable is the result of the experiment
dependent variable
what is the variable that i change in the experiment in order to test the dependent
independent
which is the gropup in which the independet variable is absent
control group
what principle states that events observed in the universe has rational causes
casuality
the scope of science is limitted to the study of created matter and energy in the….
precent
what may leat to interpret its data in a way that supports its own political, social, or economic views
bias
what is a conclusion based on reasoning from evidence
inference
what is an statement of fact
proposition
what type of proposition has an if/then statement
hypothetical proposition
what is a form of inference that is made by saying that the antecedent is true therefore the consequent must be true
afirming the antecedent
what form of reasoning has it´s ultimate purpose as to determine cause and effect
inductive reasoning
what is essentially a method of difference where all but one factor is the same in every stuation
method of concomitand variation
what is refered to a beging the question because the conclution logicaly flows the premises but the premises includes the assumption of the conclution
circular reasoning
what is a personal attack
ad hominem
what is a term that is missed leadingly used with two different meanings in a single argument
equivocation
what is a fallacy in argument, based on someones in authority insted of being an facts or reason
argument from the authority