Glossary

Ethical approach to education (ex. No cheating, plagiarism)

Attacks the character or circumstances of the person

Evaluation of artwork or beautyy

But what about...questions?

Statements that provide an answer (reasoning) to an issue

Taking an act or statement for granted (Merriam-Webster Online)

The originating author rights to a work

Information that defines or decribes a topic

The conclusion of an argument is presupposed

Prejudiced perspective

Software used to organize citations

A style for citing resources (ex. MLA, APA, Chicago)

The process in which you give credit for resources used in a paper, speech or other completed work

What you want me to believe

Answers the issue - Conclusion follows a conclusion indicator

False statement

Legal ownership of an original work (writing, art, video)

Licenses that allow creators to define the use of their works

“Critical thinking is a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas and artifacts before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion”

Units of information

Organized data that can be retreived

The content focus of a database (ex. History, Biology, Psychology), date range of resources, and format of resources

Premises (if true) that guarantee the truth of the conclusion

When the truth of the premises makes the falsity of the conclusion logically impossible

Judgements about good or bad, right or wrong

How do you know, proof

How something contributes to a further purpose

Something known or proven true

The ability to use works for educational purposes (There are limits)

a deceptive argument

Authority cited is not an expert in the "field"

When only two alternatives are presented and there are more

Making fast decisions

Specific information in a record (ex. title, date)

What gives library's the abiity to save and store works for patrons - limits rights for resale

A generalization made on the basis of insuffuficient evidence

Words that introduce a premise or conclusion

Has premises which make it likely that the conclusion is true

The truth of the premises makes the falsity of the conclusion possible, but unlikely

Educated guesses

The stages through which information passes from the time of an event

Required information about a topic/subject

Claims that can be substantiated

Intrinsic value is the internal value (value itself) or worth

A question in an argument

Evaluating the reasoning of other peoples opnions

Focusing on a particular feature of a group of people or things

Database for information about books, journals, videos and other resources

Primary idea

Morals, also known as moral values, are the system of beliefs that emerge out of core values (yourdictionary.com)

Accurate

A view or judgement

Paraphrasing means ‘to state something written or spoken in different words, especially in a shorter and simpler form to make the meaning clearer’ (Cambridge Online Dictionary, 2022).

Articles reviewed by scholars & experts

Values endorsed by the individual

The act of taking credit for other people's work

Information directed to all audiences (entertainment)

Ideas that decisively influence our thinking

Statement of the issue - premise follows a premise indicator

First hand information in its original form

Information directed toward professionals in a field (ex. construction)

Works that are freely avaiabe to the public for any use

Descriptive information

Measurable information

Evaluations for better or worse

Why should I agree

The complete information about a resource found in a database

Questions that can be answered with a fact

Uses evidence for in-depth writing on academic topics

Defines what the researcher is trying to find out

The layout of a research article (abstract, introduction, discussion, etc...)

Information directed toward scholars, students, and sometimes the public

Process for seeking for information

Second hand information, a restatement or interpretation of information

If you allow exceptions to a rule, you go down the slope away from the rule

Deliberative - thinking carefully

Embedded ideas based on social conditioning (family, education, friends, etc.) Social conditioning is the sociological process of training individuals in a society to respond in a manner generally approved by the society in general and peer groups within society from (en.wikipedia.org)

Assumptions about characteristics about certain people

Ignores the strong points of an argument, attacks something or someone else

Less factual

A statement that captures the main points of the original work

Like terms

Merging or combining

Third hand information, dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac

Process for searching for information

States the main idea of a paper

Usually an * that captures varied term possibilities (ex. comput* computer, compute, computation...)

Absolute, not partial

Standards or ideals used for evaluation in decision making

A guarantee (certification) for an action or belief