| Critical Thinking:
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Thinking about something in an organized way in order to evaluate it accurately.
Critical thinking is also referred to as reasoning or critical analysis.
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| Fact:
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Something that can be proved to exist or to have happened.
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| Opinion:
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Something that cannot be proved or disproved: a judgement or a belief.
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| Inference:
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A logical conclusion based on what an author has stated.
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| Conclusion:
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A decision that is reached after thoughtful consideration or information the author presents.
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| Deductive reasoning:
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A process of reasoning in which a general principle is applied to a specific situation.
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| Inductive reasoning:
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A process of reasoning in which a general principle is developed from a set of specific instances.
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| Author's argument:
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The author's position on an issue.
The author's argument is also known as the author's point of view.
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| Author's bias:
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The side of an issue an author favors.
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| Author's assumption:
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Something the author takes for granted without proof.
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| Propaganda devices:
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Techniques authors use in order to unfairly influence the reader to accept their point of view.
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education