KNES 469 Lecture 1: 8_27 3
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Method of solving problems that uses the following steps: Clinging to certain beliefs regardless of a lack of supporting evidence. Intuitive knowledge is sometimes considered common sense or self-evident. This approach is not necessarily invalid, but it does depend on the authority and the rigidity of adherence. Reserve the right to question and to accept or reject the information. The authority"s qualifications and the methods by which the authority acquired the knowledge also determines the validity of this source of info. The emperor is a man (minor premise) Conclusion is trustworthy only if it is derived from premises (assumptions) that are true. There is a positive correlation between shoe size and mathematics performance among elementary school children (i. e. children with large shoe sizes do well in math). Herman is in elementary school and wears large shoes. Short, one or two-paragraph summary of you.
