SSH 105 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ad Hominem, Subjectivism, Ais People

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: Thomas Hart

Document Summary

Critical thinking: systematic evaluation or formulation of beliefs or statements by rational, thinking critically is important because it determines our actions and choices standards. Assertion (statement: declarative sentence that is intended to make a claim of some sort, sometimes called statements or propositions (ex: i am taller than you , it is raining ) Premise: statement that is offered in support of a conclusion. Conclusion: statement that is held to be supported by a premise or premises: ex: all whales are mammals. Argument: set of statements one of which (conclusion) is taken to be supported by remaining statements (premises, premises are reasons/evidence for accepting the conclusions. Inference: the move from a premise(s) to a conclusion(s: inferences are identified and evaluated, arguments prove something, explanations tell something. Indicator words: conclusion indicators: thus, therefore, hence, it follows that, so, premise indicators: since, because, for, as, for the reason that, give that.