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i.e. eating lots of calories while pregnant makes boy babies. If you graph the number of calories a woman eats while pregnant against the gender of a child, the more calories the more chance of having a boy.
Arguments have 2 parts:
Conclusion: the claim (“supported part”)
Premise: the reason(s) for supporting the conclusion
Critical thinking is thus evaluating arguments.
For our purposes opinions, views, thoughts, beliefs, convictions, and ideas, orders are the same
two types: inductive, and deductive |
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the claim (“supported part”)
the claim that is proposed as true. |
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| thus, consequently, therefore, so, hence, accordingly, implies that, proves that, suggests that.. |
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| same as a claim or a question |
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| nonsubjective issue/question |
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the claim that supports the conclusion.
the reason(s) for supporting the conclusion |
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| since, because, for, implied by |
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| the idea that beliefs of one society or culture are as true as those of he next, or the idea that what is true is determined by what a society/culture believes |
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only applies in certain cases
"one opinion is as good as the next"
ex: cafeteria food is the best food i've ever tasted |
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| subjective issue/question |
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“one opinion is as good as the next”
subjectivism applies only in certain cases.
A) cafeteria food is the best food I’ve ever tasted.
B) You have HIV
Rule of thumb for testing subjectivity: if two people claim the opposite, must one be false?
• The idea that everyone’s opinion is just as good as everyone else’s. (ignore the fact that people can be right and wrong) |
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