Week 2

Question 1

critical thinking

Answer 1

Independent thinking, followed by knowledge transforming; actively working with the material, seeing the bigger picture and taking a stance

Question 2

bias

Answer 2

The tendency to base conclusions on emotions rather than on evidence

Question 3

deductive reasoning

Answer 3

Reasoning is valid when the conclusion follows from its premises

Question 4

premise

Answer 4

Statement that is believed to be true

Question 5

inductive reasoning

Answer 5

The premises lead to a probable conclusion

Question 6

logical fallacy

Answer 6

A flawed argument

Question 7

ad hominem

Answer 7

Attacking the opponent’s character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine their argument

Question 8

(in the face of an) adversity

Answer 8

A difficult or unlucky situation or event

Question 9

ardour

Answer 9

Great enthousiasm or love

Question 10

complement

Answer 10

To make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it

Question 11

(to) conceive (of someone as)

Answer 11

To imagine something

Question 12

emanation

Answer 12

The act of producing something or of expressing a quality or feeling

Question 13

harness

Answer 13

To control something, usually in order to use its power

Question 14

intrinsically

Answer 14

In a way that is an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing

Question 15

lavish

Answer 15

Large in quantity and expensive or impressive

Question 16

legacy

Answer 16

Something that is part of your history or that remains from an earlier time

Question 17

reigned

Answer 17

To be the main feeling or quality in a situation or person

Question 18

(put into) relief

Answer 18

To emphasise

Question 19

susceptibility

Answer 19

The fact that someone or something can easily be influenced, harmed, or infected

Question 20

temporal

Answer 20

Relating to time

Question 21

(on the) wane

Answer 21

To become weaker in strength or influence

Question 22

yearns

Answer 22

To wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have

Question 23

allocation

Answer 23

The part of a total amount of something that someone is given to use in a particular way

Question 24

counterparts

Answer 24

A person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organisation

Question 25

displacement

Answer 25

The situation in which people are forced to leave the place where they normally live

Question 26

emergence (of something)

Answer 26

The fact of something becoming known or starting to exist

Question 27

stemmed (from)

Answer 27

To start or develop as the result of something