Key Terms
critical thinking The activity of care-
ful assessment
and self-assessment that
employs logical reasoning as the princi-
pal basis for
accepting beliefs or making
judgments.
formal logic The abstract study of argu-
ments, often
using symbolic notation for
analysis.
informal logic The study and description of
reasoning in everyday life.
logic The study
of arguments as tools for
arriving at warranted judgments.
philosophy The activity of clarifying ideas
with the goal of seeking truth.
rhetoric The art of persuasion.
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