TFY
Ch 9 Argument what’s a good Argument?
Exercise
1. Student who want well-paying careers upon graduation should (R)train themselves to be computer programmers. (C)Most cities are full of advertisements for computer programmers.
2. By the study of different religions (R)we find that in essence they are one. All are concerned with revelations or breakthrough experiences that can (C)redirect lives and empower them toward good.
3. (R)I am not pro-abortion at all. I think that people nowadays use abortion as an essay from of both control. (C)It's also against my religion.
4. (R)Guns kill people; that's why handguns should be banned.(C)
5. (R)Deep fat frying can greatly increase the calories of foods such as fish, chicken, and potatoes. Therefore, (C)it is better to bake, boil, or steam foods.
6. " It is important that (R)individual citizens equip themselves with a baloney detection kit to determine whether politiciand, scientists, or religious leaders are lying-it's an important part of becoming a citizen of the world."(C)
7. (R)America should put a freeze on immigration. Its first duty is to take better care of its own disadvantaged, poor, and unemployed.(C)
8. (R)America boasts about its wealth and prosperity as the world's most competitive economy. Yet its citizens are told there is not enough money for health care, environmental protection, for parks, safety nets for the poor and elderly, or public funding for the arts(C). Isn't there something wrong with this picture?
9. (R)"If nothing happened, if nothing changed, time would stop. For time is nothing but change. It is change that we perceive occurring all around us, not time. In fact, time doesn't exist."(C)
10. (R)I don't know drink because alcohol gives me a brief high followed by a longer depression.(C)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
TFY Ch9 Argument What's a good Argument?
TFY
Ch 9 Argument What’s a good Argument?
If a statement is thrown out to you, you would not necessarily believe just because some one told you. It is important when arguing a topic or persuading one on your views, you are prepared with data, facts about the topic a strong underlining premise and make sure you believe in what you are saying. Also when giving your argument your premise must be true, and your conclusion should always support your premise. You want to be prepared when you have and argument, in that all your material has been well researched and you are prepared to fire back on any questions given to you on that topic.
Ch 9 Argument What’s a good Argument?
If a statement is thrown out to you, you would not necessarily believe just because some one told you. It is important when arguing a topic or persuading one on your views, you are prepared with data, facts about the topic a strong underlining premise and make sure you believe in what you are saying. Also when giving your argument your premise must be true, and your conclusion should always support your premise. You want to be prepared when you have and argument, in that all your material has been well researched and you are prepared to fire back on any questions given to you on that topic.
TFY Ch12 Exercise
Thinking for Yourself Chapter 12
Exercise
Definition:
Deduction : an amount or percentage deducted; something that is inferred deduced or entailed or implied; reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect); subtraction: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); discount: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise.
Deductive logic : Deductive reasoning is the kind of reasoning in which the conclusion is necessitated by, or reached from, previously known facts (the premises). If the premises are true, the conclusion must be true. This is distinguished from abductive and inductive reasoning, where the premises may predict a high probability of the conclusion, but do not ensure that the conclusion is true.
Reasoning : is the mental (cognitive) process of looking for reasons to support beliefs, conclusions, actions or feelings.
Exercise
Definition:
Deduction : an amount or percentage deducted; something that is inferred deduced or entailed or implied; reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect); subtraction: the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); discount: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise.
Deductive logic : Deductive reasoning is the kind of reasoning in which the conclusion is necessitated by, or reached from, previously known facts (the premises). If the premises are true, the conclusion must be true. This is distinguished from abductive and inductive reasoning, where the premises may predict a high probability of the conclusion, but do not ensure that the conclusion is true.
Reasoning : is the mental (cognitive) process of looking for reasons to support beliefs, conclusions, actions or feelings.
TFY Ch11 Exercise
Thinking for Yourself Chapter 11
Exercise
1.. Induction : Is an argument the truth of whose premises would not serve to guarantee the truth of its conclusion, yet would provide some evidence for it. Sometimes said to be "inductively but not deductively valid".
2. Reasoning : Is the act of using reason to derive a conclusion from certain premises. There are two main methods to reach a conclusion. One is deductive reasoning, in which given true premises, the conclusion must follow (the conclusion cannot be false). This sort of reasoning is non-ampliative - it does not increase one's knowledge base, since the conclusion is self-contained in the premises. A classical example of deductive reasoning are syllogism.
3. Empirical : Refers to that which is based on observation or experience rather than on theory.
4. Scientific methods : Is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena and acquiring new knowledge, as well as for correcting and integrating previous knowledge. It is based on gathering observable, empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning, the collection of data through observation and experimentation, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses.
5. Inductive reasoning : A type of type of mathematical reasoning which involves observing patterns and using those observations to make generalizations.
Exercise
1.. Induction : Is an argument the truth of whose premises would not serve to guarantee the truth of its conclusion, yet would provide some evidence for it. Sometimes said to be "inductively but not deductively valid".
2. Reasoning : Is the act of using reason to derive a conclusion from certain premises. There are two main methods to reach a conclusion. One is deductive reasoning, in which given true premises, the conclusion must follow (the conclusion cannot be false). This sort of reasoning is non-ampliative - it does not increase one's knowledge base, since the conclusion is self-contained in the premises. A classical example of deductive reasoning are syllogism.
3. Empirical : Refers to that which is based on observation or experience rather than on theory.
4. Scientific methods : Is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena and acquiring new knowledge, as well as for correcting and integrating previous knowledge. It is based on gathering observable, empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning, the collection of data through observation and experimentation, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses.
5. Inductive reasoning : A type of type of mathematical reasoning which involves observing patterns and using those observations to make generalizations.
TFY Ch10 Exercise
TFY
Thinking for Yourself Ch. 10
Exercise
1. (1)TV can't be harmful to children, (2)because it occupies their attention for hours and keep them off the streets. (take from S. Morris Engel's With Good Reason, St. Martin's Press, 1982)
2. (1)Those who are so ferociously involved in Mothers Against Drunk Driving would (2)better spend their time in working with A.A. to help alcoholics.
3.(2)Why are you always nagging at me(1)about the way I drive?
4. (1)Person A:I oppose school voucher programs because they undermine the public school system and give subsidies to rich families who can already afford to send their children to private schools. (2)Person B: I am not going to engage in class warfare. The real issue here is opportunity.
Thinking for Yourself Ch. 10
Exercise
1. (1)TV can't be harmful to children, (2)because it occupies their attention for hours and keep them off the streets. (take from S. Morris Engel's With Good Reason, St. Martin's Press, 1982)
2. (1)Those who are so ferociously involved in Mothers Against Drunk Driving would (2)better spend their time in working with A.A. to help alcoholics.
3.(2)Why are you always nagging at me(1)about the way I drive?
4. (1)Person A:I oppose school voucher programs because they undermine the public school system and give subsidies to rich families who can already afford to send their children to private schools. (2)Person B: I am not going to engage in class warfare. The real issue here is opportunity.
TFY Ch12 Deductive Reasing: How Do I raso from Premises?
TFY
Ch 12. Deductive Reasoning: How Do I Reason from Premises?
How Do I Reason from Premises?
Using at least two dictionaries, look up the terms deduction, deductive logic, and reasoning. Then write out in your own words a definition of deductive reasoning.
Deduction is taught through the study of formal logic, or the science of good reasoning. We learn deduction through the study of formal logic. It is called formal because its main concern is with creating forms that serve as models to demonstrate both correct and incorrect reasoning.
Ch 12. Deductive Reasoning: How Do I Reason from Premises?
How Do I Reason from Premises?
Using at least two dictionaries, look up the terms deduction, deductive logic, and reasoning. Then write out in your own words a definition of deductive reasoning.
Deduction is taught through the study of formal logic, or the science of good reasoning. We learn deduction through the study of formal logic. It is called formal because its main concern is with creating forms that serve as models to demonstrate both correct and incorrect reasoning.
TFY CH 11 Inductive Reasoning and Inductive Fallacies
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Chapter 11. Inductive Reasoning and Inductive Fallacies:
How Do I Reason from Evidence?
Inductive reasonning is important to have in argument because it allows you to be aware of patterns going on in a situation. Although this pattern may happen almost every time it is important to be able to distinguish it between facts. Inductive reasoning can help strengthen your argument because a lot of times it is taken almost as being factual so it is a good basis to have. Fallacies are what brings an argument down because it is pattern of reasoning witch is usually wrong. This because of the way the argument is structured witch is incorrect for one reason or another. It may be incorrect because the statements may be false or it may be incorrect simply because of where the premise and conclusions are setup.
Chapter 11. Inductive Reasoning and Inductive Fallacies:
How Do I Reason from Evidence?
Inductive reasonning is important to have in argument because it allows you to be aware of patterns going on in a situation. Although this pattern may happen almost every time it is important to be able to distinguish it between facts. Inductive reasoning can help strengthen your argument because a lot of times it is taken almost as being factual so it is a good basis to have. Fallacies are what brings an argument down because it is pattern of reasoning witch is usually wrong. This because of the way the argument is structured witch is incorrect for one reason or another. It may be incorrect because the statements may be false or it may be incorrect simply because of where the premise and conclusions are setup.
TFY Ch10 Fallacies What's a faulty Argument?
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Ch. 10. Fallacies What’s a faulty Argument?
A faulty argument will be most prevalent with an individual who does not have a strong premise, facts or data to back up what they are saying, therefore when they are presenting there statement it will sound faulty and have a lot of unnecessary words or sentencing just to confuse the opponent or even the individual presenting there argument. You can always tell when a bad argument is being given simply at looking at two parts of there argument. The first part being there premise and there second part being there conclusion. You can ask yourself does the conclusion support the premise at all, or does the conclusion make sense given what the premise is saying. Also when an individual is a giving a faulty argument they may have misleading facts so it is also important to be aware of the facts and make sure they are the truth.
Ch. 10. Fallacies What’s a faulty Argument?
A faulty argument will be most prevalent with an individual who does not have a strong premise, facts or data to back up what they are saying, therefore when they are presenting there statement it will sound faulty and have a lot of unnecessary words or sentencing just to confuse the opponent or even the individual presenting there argument. You can always tell when a bad argument is being given simply at looking at two parts of there argument. The first part being there premise and there second part being there conclusion. You can ask yourself does the conclusion support the premise at all, or does the conclusion make sense given what the premise is saying. Also when an individual is a giving a faulty argument they may have misleading facts so it is also important to be aware of the facts and make sure they are the truth.
CRCB Ch9 Exercise
CRCB Ch9
Exercise 9a)
Previewing
1.There are 12 Rice Chex in the crane.
2.I believe they’re using tapes for the wheels on the truck.
3.Three vehicles are visible in the picture.
4.I don’t know.
5.I don’t know
6.The ice cream cone is on top of the white building in the middle of the picture.
7. The stick of gum is on the right side of the picture.
8.They use a stick of paint and a guitar pick to make the plane.
9. I don’t know how many trees, but they use broccoli to make them.
10. There are 7 dices in the picture.
11. Dog bones (biscuits) are next to the wheelbarrow.
12. I can’t name twelve.
Exercise 9b)
Previewing Practice
1.Your question using the title: What are the microeconomic players in the marketplace?
2.Your questions using the headings:
a.What is the role of the consumers in microeconomics?
b.How do firms work and benefit in the marketplace?
3.Your prediction of the passage’s content:
This chapter is probably going to talk about the different roles in microeconomics, such as firms and consumers. It’s probably going to explain the transaction between the two and how they nurture each other. The headings and sub-headings seem to hint that firms have more than one role in the market. Not only do they buy, but they also sell apparently. Maybe they’ll explain how that works with consumers playing the role of buyers as well?
4.I already know that consumers are limited by their income when they go out to buy and will try to buy the best quality they can get in terms of that condition. I also know that firms try to benefit by creating a product that is affordable for the consumers and allows them to still profit from it.
Exercise 9a)
Previewing
1.There are 12 Rice Chex in the crane.
2.I believe they’re using tapes for the wheels on the truck.
3.Three vehicles are visible in the picture.
4.I don’t know.
5.I don’t know
6.The ice cream cone is on top of the white building in the middle of the picture.
7. The stick of gum is on the right side of the picture.
8.They use a stick of paint and a guitar pick to make the plane.
9. I don’t know how many trees, but they use broccoli to make them.
10. There are 7 dices in the picture.
11. Dog bones (biscuits) are next to the wheelbarrow.
12. I can’t name twelve.
Exercise 9b)
Previewing Practice
1.Your question using the title: What are the microeconomic players in the marketplace?
2.Your questions using the headings:
a.What is the role of the consumers in microeconomics?
b.How do firms work and benefit in the marketplace?
3.Your prediction of the passage’s content:
This chapter is probably going to talk about the different roles in microeconomics, such as firms and consumers. It’s probably going to explain the transaction between the two and how they nurture each other. The headings and sub-headings seem to hint that firms have more than one role in the market. Not only do they buy, but they also sell apparently. Maybe they’ll explain how that works with consumers playing the role of buyers as well?
4.I already know that consumers are limited by their income when they go out to buy and will try to buy the best quality they can get in terms of that condition. I also know that firms try to benefit by creating a product that is affordable for the consumers and allows them to still profit from it.
CRCB Ch8 Exercise
CRCB Ch8
Exercise
Listing
Topic: Reasons to dump your doctor
Main Idea: Doctor hospitality
Question: What is one reason to ditch your doctor?
Visual representation: - mumbo jumbo
- defensive
- questions
- rude staff
Exercise 8b)
Analysis
Topic: Armed forces is designed to kill people and break things.
Main Idea: To make sure we have the best army.
Question #1: What is the point of the author?
Question #2: What is the main reason for the author?
Exercise 8c)
Cause/ Effect
Topic: Science experience with mice
Main Idea: The experiment proving the pneumococcus cells was present in the dead mice system
Question #1: What did Fred Griffith discover?
Question #2: What is the explanation given on why pneumococcus cells were presented in the dead mouse bodies?
Visual representation: mouse smooth cells, pneumonia, pneumococcus
Exercise 8d)
Comparison/ Contrast
Topic: Store sales versus door-to-door sales
Main Idea: Consumers who buy from door-to-door sales usually have second thoughts whereas they know what they’re buying when walking into a store.
Question #1: Why does a door-to-door salesman have advantage over store sales?
Question #2: Why would you think it would be better for a consumer to buy from a store?
Visual representation : Contract Store; - prepared, consumer moves first
Contract door to door: salesman moves first
Exercise 8e)
Definition/ Examples
Topic: Psychologists treatments
Main Idea: Psychologist using placebo in control groups.
Question #1: What is a placebo?
Visual representation: Placebo pill, drug, other substance without any significant chemical properties or active ingredient
Exercise 8f)
Sequence
Topic: Basic steps for digital computer systems
Main Idea: Function of the computer system
Question #1: What methods or instructions are needed for a computer to perform calculations?
Question #2: What are the basic steps of the computer system?
Visual representation: - input
- memory or storage
- control
- processing
- output
Exercise
Listing
Topic: Reasons to dump your doctor
Main Idea: Doctor hospitality
Question: What is one reason to ditch your doctor?
Visual representation: - mumbo jumbo
- defensive
- questions
- rude staff
Exercise 8b)
Analysis
Topic: Armed forces is designed to kill people and break things.
Main Idea: To make sure we have the best army.
Question #1: What is the point of the author?
Question #2: What is the main reason for the author?
Exercise 8c)
Cause/ Effect
Topic: Science experience with mice
Main Idea: The experiment proving the pneumococcus cells was present in the dead mice system
Question #1: What did Fred Griffith discover?
Question #2: What is the explanation given on why pneumococcus cells were presented in the dead mouse bodies?
Visual representation: mouse smooth cells, pneumonia, pneumococcus
Exercise 8d)
Comparison/ Contrast
Topic: Store sales versus door-to-door sales
Main Idea: Consumers who buy from door-to-door sales usually have second thoughts whereas they know what they’re buying when walking into a store.
Question #1: Why does a door-to-door salesman have advantage over store sales?
Question #2: Why would you think it would be better for a consumer to buy from a store?
Visual representation : Contract Store; - prepared, consumer moves first
Contract door to door: salesman moves first
Exercise 8e)
Definition/ Examples
Topic: Psychologists treatments
Main Idea: Psychologist using placebo in control groups.
Question #1: What is a placebo?
Visual representation: Placebo pill, drug, other substance without any significant chemical properties or active ingredient
Exercise 8f)
Sequence
Topic: Basic steps for digital computer systems
Main Idea: Function of the computer system
Question #1: What methods or instructions are needed for a computer to perform calculations?
Question #2: What are the basic steps of the computer system?
Visual representation: - input
- memory or storage
- control
- processing
- output
CRCB Ch14 Evaluating Internet Resources
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Ch 14 EVALUATING INTERNET RESOURCES.
One of the greatest resources we know have on hand is the World Wide Web. We can find information to almost any subject imaginable with just the click of a button. This resource is extremely useful but at the same time can crippling as well. A lot of time when books are published they are made sure that the information written is legitimate where as where as on web that is not always the case. When getting reliable references from the web you must make sure the information that you’re gathering is coming from a credible source rather than form a 15 year old kid who’s posting nonsense on the web. The fact is that anybody can put stuff on the web so it is important to make sure the information you’re receiving is factual.
Ch 14 EVALUATING INTERNET RESOURCES.
One of the greatest resources we know have on hand is the World Wide Web. We can find information to almost any subject imaginable with just the click of a button. This resource is extremely useful but at the same time can crippling as well. A lot of time when books are published they are made sure that the information written is legitimate where as where as on web that is not always the case. When getting reliable references from the web you must make sure the information that you’re gathering is coming from a credible source rather than form a 15 year old kid who’s posting nonsense on the web. The fact is that anybody can put stuff on the web so it is important to make sure the information you’re receiving is factual.
CRCB Ch13 Reading Beyand the Words
CRCB
Ch. 13 READING BEYAND THE WORDS
When reading you must a as certain level of knowledge in what you are reading and you must always be trying to interpret what the author is saying because a lot of time it may not be in front of you in black and white. Everything the author is saying to you must be taken in to account in what he may be trying to accomplish by getting his work across. In what type of tone is the author coming across as, is it persuasive? Is it a summary, or a biography or maybe a report of some finding that he is sharing? As a reader you should look through all of this to try to learn what is trying to be put across. Once you have read what has been presented evaluate and try to summarize what you got out of this reading.
Ch. 13 READING BEYAND THE WORDS
When reading you must a as certain level of knowledge in what you are reading and you must always be trying to interpret what the author is saying because a lot of time it may not be in front of you in black and white. Everything the author is saying to you must be taken in to account in what he may be trying to accomplish by getting his work across. In what type of tone is the author coming across as, is it persuasive? Is it a summary, or a biography or maybe a report of some finding that he is sharing? As a reader you should look through all of this to try to learn what is trying to be put across. Once you have read what has been presented evaluate and try to summarize what you got out of this reading.
CRCB Ch12 Identifying and Evaluating Arguments
CRCB
Ch 12 IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING ARGUMENTS
In arguments we come across deductive argument, inductive and evaluating arguments. A deductive argument is that the premise is to be undeniably true that the conclusion is also unquestionably true as well. In an inductive argument the premise is highly probable to be true as well as the conclusion. The main thing to understand between the two is probability as which you know is the absolute truth and what you know is high probable. In an argument you want to have a deductive stance because nothing can argue with one hundred percent fact.
Ch 12 IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING ARGUMENTS
In arguments we come across deductive argument, inductive and evaluating arguments. A deductive argument is that the premise is to be undeniably true that the conclusion is also unquestionably true as well. In an inductive argument the premise is highly probable to be true as well as the conclusion. The main thing to understand between the two is probability as which you know is the absolute truth and what you know is high probable. In an argument you want to have a deductive stance because nothing can argue with one hundred percent fact.
CRCB Ch11 Reading Understanding and Creating Visuals
CRCB
Ch. 11 READING UNDERSTANDING AND CREATING VISUALS
When reading about a confusing subject of being taught about a confusing subject just words won’t always get the point across. Visual aids play such a huge role in the learning process and when making presentations. An example when a visual aid makes learning easier is when learning about the digestive system one can first explain in words but you can only get so much from words, but seeing a picture of the digestive tract it makes the word so much more clear and easier to understand. When presenting in a front of colleagues or in front of your peers visual aid proves to be extremely helpful in either getting your argument across or your point across.
Ch. 11 READING UNDERSTANDING AND CREATING VISUALS
When reading about a confusing subject of being taught about a confusing subject just words won’t always get the point across. Visual aids play such a huge role in the learning process and when making presentations. An example when a visual aid makes learning easier is when learning about the digestive system one can first explain in words but you can only get so much from words, but seeing a picture of the digestive tract it makes the word so much more clear and easier to understand. When presenting in a front of colleagues or in front of your peers visual aid proves to be extremely helpful in either getting your argument across or your point across.
CRCB Ch10 Text Book Marking
CRCB
Ch. 10 TEXT BOOK MARKING
An important skill to have while studying or writing a report is the ability to find the main points in any type of text. This is when highlighting or marking play an important role in finding what you need. When doing research for a paper you may have to look through a lot of different types of books or any type of text, so when looking through this you must find a method to mark all the points that are going to be necessary for your report. You can use a highlighter and while skimming the text highlight all the important details that you may find interesting and would like to go back to later in order to incorporate them back into your paper. The benefit of doing this is, you have six books that you have collected and it would be a waste of time to go back through them again, when highlighted you can just go to where you have previously marked and pull out what you need.
Ch. 10 TEXT BOOK MARKING
An important skill to have while studying or writing a report is the ability to find the main points in any type of text. This is when highlighting or marking play an important role in finding what you need. When doing research for a paper you may have to look through a lot of different types of books or any type of text, so when looking through this you must find a method to mark all the points that are going to be necessary for your report. You can use a highlighter and while skimming the text highlight all the important details that you may find interesting and would like to go back to later in order to incorporate them back into your paper. The benefit of doing this is, you have six books that you have collected and it would be a waste of time to go back through them again, when highlighted you can just go to where you have previously marked and pull out what you need.
CRCB Ch9 Using preview, study-read, and review(psr) strategy
CRCB
Ch. 9 USINING PREVIEW, STUDY- READ, AND REVIEW (PSR) STRATEGY
There are many different strategies in studying one of the strategies is known as PSR (preview study and read). In PSR There are three basic steps the first preview, this is where you get a glimpse in what you will be reading, how long the reading of study assignment is and a the major points in your reading. This process is called skimming and it when you quickly read through the whole chapter to get and idea of what later you will be going in to depth with.
Once you have gone through the whole chapter and you know have a greater understanding of what you are reading you’re able to move on to the next step in PSR which is study. In this section you go back over the chapter and thoroughly study the material but in greater detail. Quizzing yourself along the way making sure you understand all the facts and intricate details .once you have completed the review step your just go over everything that had been looked over and studied and make sure you grasped the concept of what you have studied also you want to quiz your self over the whole chapter at this point.
Ch. 9 USINING PREVIEW, STUDY- READ, AND REVIEW (PSR) STRATEGY
There are many different strategies in studying one of the strategies is known as PSR (preview study and read). In PSR There are three basic steps the first preview, this is where you get a glimpse in what you will be reading, how long the reading of study assignment is and a the major points in your reading. This process is called skimming and it when you quickly read through the whole chapter to get and idea of what later you will be going in to depth with.
Once you have gone through the whole chapter and you know have a greater understanding of what you are reading you’re able to move on to the next step in PSR which is study. In this section you go back over the chapter and thoroughly study the material but in greater detail. Quizzing yourself along the way making sure you understand all the facts and intricate details .once you have completed the review step your just go over everything that had been looked over and studied and make sure you grasped the concept of what you have studied also you want to quiz your self over the whole chapter at this point.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
CRCB Ch8 Textbook Methods of Organization Critical Reading
CRCB
Chapter 8 Textbook Methods of Organization Critical Reading
Authors use different methods of organization in order to present information in a logical format that suits the subject matter and goals of their books. In this chapter, we learn about the different of textbook organization. The author’s will combine organizational methods depending on the type and complexity of the topics. They are discussing, knowing the different patterns, or methods of organization helps you make sense of what you are reading and remembering the content more accurate.
Chapter 8 Textbook Methods of Organization Critical Reading
Authors use different methods of organization in order to present information in a logical format that suits the subject matter and goals of their books. In this chapter, we learn about the different of textbook organization. The author’s will combine organizational methods depending on the type and complexity of the topics. They are discussing, knowing the different patterns, or methods of organization helps you make sense of what you are reading and remembering the content more accurate.
Monday, October 26, 2009
TFY Ch8 Exercise
Thinking for Yourself Chapter 8 Discovery Exercises Page 218.
1. Viewpoint : The position of the camera in relation to the subject.
2. Point of view : the perspective from which a story is told.
3. Attitude : a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.
4. Bias : influence in an unfair way, a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.
5. Perspective : Perspective may mean: Literally, in visual topics: Perspective (visual), is the way in which objects appear to the eye. Perspective (graphical), means to represent the effects of visual perspective in drawings.
6. Frame of reference : A frame of reference is a particular perspective from which the universe is observed. Specifically, in physics, it refers to a provided set of axes from which an observer can measure the position and motion of all points in a system, as well as the orientation of objects in it.
7. Opinion : a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
1. Viewpoint : The position of the camera in relation to the subject.
2. Point of view : the perspective from which a story is told.
3. Attitude : a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.
4. Bias : influence in an unfair way, a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.
5. Perspective : Perspective may mean: Literally, in visual topics: Perspective (visual), is the way in which objects appear to the eye. Perspective (graphical), means to represent the effects of visual perspective in drawings.
6. Frame of reference : A frame of reference is a particular perspective from which the universe is observed. Specifically, in physics, it refers to a provided set of axes from which an observer can measure the position and motion of all points in a system, as well as the orientation of objects in it.
7. Opinion : a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
TFY Ch8 Summary
TFYCh 8 Viewpoints: What’s the filter?
In Critical Thinking it is important to always understand what you are reading. This may sound obvious but there are times when one can read some thing but not fully understand its meaning. You must be able to understand the writer view point, what are they assuming, what do they want the readers to believe after they have read there work. Once you understand where the writer is coming from and what their focus is you can go on to form your own opinions and ideas. Now you can use critically thinking to look at all different aspects of the writing because you have first seen it in all angles.
In Critical Thinking it is important to always understand what you are reading. This may sound obvious but there are times when one can read some thing but not fully understand its meaning. You must be able to understand the writer view point, what are they assuming, what do they want the readers to believe after they have read there work. Once you understand where the writer is coming from and what their focus is you can go on to form your own opinions and ideas. Now you can use critically thinking to look at all different aspects of the writing because you have first seen it in all angles.
TFY Ch7 EXercise
TFY Chapter 7
Discovery Exercises Page 196
Judge - determine the result of (a competition), a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
Appraise - to estimate the value of real estate.
Estimate - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take".
Value - a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
Evaluate - In this final stage of multimedia development, the focus is on evaluating the presentations effectiveness in light of its purpose and the assessment context.
Discovery Exercises Page 196
Judge - determine the result of (a competition), a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice.
Appraise - to estimate the value of real estate.
Estimate - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take".
Value - a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
Evaluate - In this final stage of multimedia development, the focus is on evaluating the presentations effectiveness in light of its purpose and the assessment context.
TFY Ch7 Summary
TFY Ch7 Evaluations What’s Judged?
Evaluations make judgments about worth on the basis of standards that may be conscious or unconscious. It can help us react quickly to situation where our survival is a stake. Evaluations are not facts. Factual reports keep the distinction between facts and evaluations clear.
Propaganda employs many sophisticated manipulative techniques of persuasion. One of these is the use of hidden evaluations. A critical thinker knows how to recognize and detach from the influence of propaganda.
Connotative words convey evaluations that can be used to sway our opinions. When we think critical
Evaluations make judgments about worth on the basis of standards that may be conscious or unconscious. It can help us react quickly to situation where our survival is a stake. Evaluations are not facts. Factual reports keep the distinction between facts and evaluations clear.
Propaganda employs many sophisticated manipulative techniques of persuasion. One of these is the use of hidden evaluations. A critical thinker knows how to recognize and detach from the influence of propaganda.
Connotative words convey evaluations that can be used to sway our opinions. When we think critical
CRCB Ch7 Exercise
CRCB Exercise Chapter 7
Inferring an Author’s Meaning
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
You are better off keeping what you have than risking losing it in the hope of getting more.
2. A penny saved is penny earned.
If you save money, you earn money
3. Time heals all wounds.
Eventually things will get better.
4. Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for lifetime.
Don’t just give people stuff, make them work for it.
Exercise 7b)
Determining an Author’s Purpose
to inform
to persuade you
to inform
entertain
to inform
Inferring an Author’s Meaning
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
You are better off keeping what you have than risking losing it in the hope of getting more.
2. A penny saved is penny earned.
If you save money, you earn money
3. Time heals all wounds.
Eventually things will get better.
4. Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for lifetime.
Don’t just give people stuff, make them work for it.
Exercise 7b)
Determining an Author’s Purpose
to inform
to persuade you
to inform
entertain
to inform
CRCB Ch7 Summary
CRCB Ch7 Using Inference to Identify Implied Main Ideas
This chapter explaining to fully understand a reading assignment, For example, what is inference? Inference is the process of thinking making assumptions and drawing conclusions about information. What we see, what we read, when an author’s opinions or ideas that are directly or indirectly implied in a reading stated materials.
This chapter explaining to fully understand a reading assignment, For example, what is inference? Inference is the process of thinking making assumptions and drawing conclusions about information. What we see, what we read, when an author’s opinions or ideas that are directly or indirectly implied in a reading stated materials.
TFY Ch6 Exercise
TFY Chapter 6 Quiz Page 187
1. T- Expert opinion calculates the risk involved in spacing the gap between the known and the unknown for a particular situation.
2. F-Giving advice is not a way of offering an opinion.
3. F- The result of public opinion polls are equivalent to votes in elections.
4. T- Opinions in the forms of judgments state what is right and wrong, bed and good.
5. T- Some opinion are based on generalizations, such as stereotype, as in the statement " All Chinese look alike."
6. F- Responsible opinions are based on a careful examination of the evidence.
7. F- Opinion are the same as facts.
8. T- Gossip is opinion sharing without any requirement for substantiation.
9. F- Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion because all opinion carry equal value.
10. T- Prevailing sentiment refers to popular opinion that changes with the times.
1. T- Expert opinion calculates the risk involved in spacing the gap between the known and the unknown for a particular situation.
2. F-Giving advice is not a way of offering an opinion.
3. F- The result of public opinion polls are equivalent to votes in elections.
4. T- Opinions in the forms of judgments state what is right and wrong, bed and good.
5. T- Some opinion are based on generalizations, such as stereotype, as in the statement " All Chinese look alike."
6. F- Responsible opinions are based on a careful examination of the evidence.
7. F- Opinion are the same as facts.
8. T- Gossip is opinion sharing without any requirement for substantiation.
9. F- Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion because all opinion carry equal value.
10. T- Prevailing sentiment refers to popular opinion that changes with the times.
TFY Ch6 Summary
TFY
Chapter 6 Opinions: what’s Believed?
Opinions are one of the few things that are based clearly on an individual personal ideas and thoughts. It’s what makes us different from one another. If everybody had the same opinions perhaps we would live in a much more peaceful world, but it would be so boring everybody would view everything in the same way not much would have been accomplished. Opinions can be formed in so many different ways and for different reasons. One way can be based on taste for example some people may like the way something taste while others may despise. Another example would be more of an educated opinion such as individual who studies a certain scientific procedure may come up with a theory of what going to happen or why it happen, which will most likely be different that what another scientist may think.
Chapter 6 Opinions: what’s Believed?
Opinions are one of the few things that are based clearly on an individual personal ideas and thoughts. It’s what makes us different from one another. If everybody had the same opinions perhaps we would live in a much more peaceful world, but it would be so boring everybody would view everything in the same way not much would have been accomplished. Opinions can be formed in so many different ways and for different reasons. One way can be based on taste for example some people may like the way something taste while others may despise. Another example would be more of an educated opinion such as individual who studies a certain scientific procedure may come up with a theory of what going to happen or why it happen, which will most likely be different that what another scientist may think.
CRCB Ch6 Summary
CRCB
Chapter 6. Finding Supporting Details
It is very important to locate the main idea and the major supporting details in a reading assignment are the foundation of college reading. The authors use details to help reads understand the supporting details. As privacy stated, major supporting details provide support for the main idea of a reading. They are commonly presented in the form of examples illustrations, explanations, definitions, facts of opinions. They typically answer who, what, when, how, and why? Minor supporting details are intended to clarify and enhance the major supporting details and are not usually considered as important. However some of them are significant and useful. It is important to prioritize details.
Once you identify the main ideas of on your reading material, you can divide the rest of the material into two categories major and main supporting details. If you are able to distinguish between the major and main supporting details, in your reading materials, it means you have understood what you have reading.
Chapter 6. Finding Supporting Details
It is very important to locate the main idea and the major supporting details in a reading assignment are the foundation of college reading. The authors use details to help reads understand the supporting details. As privacy stated, major supporting details provide support for the main idea of a reading. They are commonly presented in the form of examples illustrations, explanations, definitions, facts of opinions. They typically answer who, what, when, how, and why? Minor supporting details are intended to clarify and enhance the major supporting details and are not usually considered as important. However some of them are significant and useful. It is important to prioritize details.
Once you identify the main ideas of on your reading material, you can divide the rest of the material into two categories major and main supporting details. If you are able to distinguish between the major and main supporting details, in your reading materials, it means you have understood what you have reading.
TFY Ch5 Exercise
TFY Ch5 Exercise Page 145.
What is an Assumption?
Using at least two dictionaries, write your own definition of assumption.
Assumptions-premise: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"; a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
Chapter Quiz Page 163
1. When we articulate hidden assumptions, we simply read what we find in print before us. - T
2. A good argument invariably contains a few hidden assumptions. – T
3. A value assumption is a belief assumed to be true and shared by everyone. - T
4. “Can you belive it? She is twenty-three years old and not even thinking of getting married.” This statement, mady be a Puerto Rican mother, contains no valule assumption. - T
5. Assumptions are often recognized only in retrospect because of the problems they cause. – T
6. In mathematics, conscious assumptions are called axioms. –T
7. A. conscious assumption can be used as a strategy to lead us to new information. If a child does not come home from school at the usual time, we might first decide to call the homes of the child’s friends; if that turns up no information, we might call the police – T
8. Stereotypes contain no assumption. – T
9. To be uncomfortable is to be in disequilibrium. Thinking through a problem restores the comfort of our mental equilibrium. - T
10. Incongruities can provoke us into thinking in order to resolve their conflict with our assumptions and expectations. T
What is an Assumption?
Using at least two dictionaries, write your own definition of assumption.
Assumptions-premise: a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"; a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts"
Chapter Quiz Page 163
1. When we articulate hidden assumptions, we simply read what we find in print before us. - T
2. A good argument invariably contains a few hidden assumptions. – T
3. A value assumption is a belief assumed to be true and shared by everyone. - T
4. “Can you belive it? She is twenty-three years old and not even thinking of getting married.” This statement, mady be a Puerto Rican mother, contains no valule assumption. - T
5. Assumptions are often recognized only in retrospect because of the problems they cause. – T
6. In mathematics, conscious assumptions are called axioms. –T
7. A. conscious assumption can be used as a strategy to lead us to new information. If a child does not come home from school at the usual time, we might first decide to call the homes of the child’s friends; if that turns up no information, we might call the police – T
8. Stereotypes contain no assumption. – T
9. To be uncomfortable is to be in disequilibrium. Thinking through a problem restores the comfort of our mental equilibrium. - T
10. Incongruities can provoke us into thinking in order to resolve their conflict with our assumptions and expectations. T
TFY Ch5 Summary
TFY Ch5 Assumption
Assumption is a pre-existing belief, for example it would be wise to assume that walking the streets of Oakland at night souls be unsafe. Assumptions may also sprout from experiences such as, every time I walk passed by neighbors house there dog barks, so from then on I know when I go passed there front yard I am going to hear a barking dog.
Assumption and Inference are deeply intertwined, our assumptions come from our belief our inference comes form our assumptions this basics of how human nature comes up with logical reasoning.
Assumption is a pre-existing belief, for example it would be wise to assume that walking the streets of Oakland at night souls be unsafe. Assumptions may also sprout from experiences such as, every time I walk passed by neighbors house there dog barks, so from then on I know when I go passed there front yard I am going to hear a barking dog.
Assumption and Inference are deeply intertwined, our assumptions come from our belief our inference comes form our assumptions this basics of how human nature comes up with logical reasoning.
CRCB Ch5 Exercise
CRCB Chapter 5 Exercise
a) General and Specific Ideas
1. cars
2. genetics
3. majors
4. matter
5. religions
6. research
5b) Identifying Topics
1. topic: holidays
2. poets
3. word games
4. health
5. information
6. teeth
5c) Identifying Topics in Paragraphs
1. Topic: value
2. appearance
3. advertising
5d) Questioning Yourself
1. Topic: America and women
2. aging
3. history of the earth
4. prostitution
5. car models
6. magic
5e) Finding Main ideas Using Word Clues
1.
find yourself at the mercy of your children in regards to computer technology lack of computer knowledge
2.
human expansion threatens the biosphere
example: humans clear forest or grasslands in order to provide for their own kind
3.
Clinton’s inauguration shares Martin Luther King Jr.’s view on racial equality but not on violence
Clinton and Martin Luther King Jr. represent very different social philosophies
5f) General and Specific Statements
1. b. The Catholic and Jewish religions have many followers.
2. b. The black widow is venomous spider with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of its abdomen.
3. b. Piaget theorized that all children go through similar stages of cognitive development, each stage predicted by the child’s age.
4. b. The fatty tissue in our body supports organs, pads them from injury, and helps the body to retain heat.
5. a. A fallacy is an error in reasoning.
6. a. Children of all ages like video games.
a) General and Specific Ideas
1. cars
2. genetics
3. majors
4. matter
5. religions
6. research
5b) Identifying Topics
1. topic: holidays
2. poets
3. word games
4. health
5. information
6. teeth
5c) Identifying Topics in Paragraphs
1. Topic: value
2. appearance
3. advertising
5d) Questioning Yourself
1. Topic: America and women
2. aging
3. history of the earth
4. prostitution
5. car models
6. magic
5e) Finding Main ideas Using Word Clues
1.
find yourself at the mercy of your children in regards to computer technology lack of computer knowledge
2.
human expansion threatens the biosphere
example: humans clear forest or grasslands in order to provide for their own kind
3.
Clinton’s inauguration shares Martin Luther King Jr.’s view on racial equality but not on violence
Clinton and Martin Luther King Jr. represent very different social philosophies
5f) General and Specific Statements
1. b. The Catholic and Jewish religions have many followers.
2. b. The black widow is venomous spider with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of its abdomen.
3. b. Piaget theorized that all children go through similar stages of cognitive development, each stage predicted by the child’s age.
4. b. The fatty tissue in our body supports organs, pads them from injury, and helps the body to retain heat.
5. a. A fallacy is an error in reasoning.
6. a. Children of all ages like video games.
CRCB Ch5 Summary
CRCB
Chapter 5. Locating Stated Main Ideas
In most cases the main idea of the text being presented is going to be found in the introductory paragraph. You will also find a jumper of aid points around the main idea supporting it. The main idea will also be what are mostly discuses through out the body of the paper. When you have completed read the test skim over what have read.
Chapter 5. Locating Stated Main Ideas
In most cases the main idea of the text being presented is going to be found in the introductory paragraph. You will also find a jumper of aid points around the main idea supporting it. The main idea will also be what are mostly discuses through out the body of the paper. When you have completed read the test skim over what have read.
TFY Ch4 Exercise
TFY Ch4 Quiz Page 107
Reasoning - act of using reason to derive a conclusion from certain premises. There are two main methods to reach a conclusion. One is deductive reasoning, in which given true premises, the conclusion must follow (the conclusion cannot be false). This sort of reasoning is non-ampliative - it does not increase one's knowledge base, since the conclusion is self-contained in the premises. A classical example of deductive reasoning are syllogism.
Conclusion - decision: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"; an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion".
Guess - think: expect, believe, or suppose; put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.
Explanation - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
Imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
Infer-deduce: reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
Inference - the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation.
Interpret - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Reasoning - act of using reason to derive a conclusion from certain premises. There are two main methods to reach a conclusion. One is deductive reasoning, in which given true premises, the conclusion must follow (the conclusion cannot be false). This sort of reasoning is non-ampliative - it does not increase one's knowledge base, since the conclusion is self-contained in the premises. A classical example of deductive reasoning are syllogism.
Conclusion - decision: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"; an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion".
Guess - think: expect, believe, or suppose; put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.
Explanation - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
Imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.
Infer-deduce: reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
Inference - the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation.
Interpret - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
TFY Ch4 Summary
TFY Ch4 Inference: What Follows?
Inference thinking is natural to humans, if some one walks up to us with a gun in there hand we are going to assume they mean us harm. Inference is a way of gathering information, due to other things that may give to the ultimate finding. It is important to remember that inference is not factual. Just because one may infer something is going to happen, it may not happen at all, the exact opposite might happen
Inference thinking is natural to humans, if some one walks up to us with a gun in there hand we are going to assume they mean us harm. Inference is a way of gathering information, due to other things that may give to the ultimate finding. It is important to remember that inference is not factual. Just because one may infer something is going to happen, it may not happen at all, the exact opposite might happen
CRCB Ch4 Summary
CRCB Ch 4.
Time is not the only criterion used in judging reading efficiency in college. It is not even most important one. Efficient reading can be defined as being able to read and comprehend textbook material in an appropriate amount of time for you.
Deciding what an appropriate amount of time is for you depends on many factors. It is related to how much time you actually have available to read for each course, the level of difficult of the textbook material, and the grade you want to earn in a course.
How to manage your reading is more important than learning how to read rapidly. Always make comprehension your primary goal: reading efficiently the first time through is often faster. If you make speed your priority, you may finish more quickly, but understand less. As a result, you may have to reread material before a test in order to understand and remember it, which is time-consuming.
Track your reading rates so you can create daily reading plans that set realistic goals for your classes each week. After using a study schedule and daily reading plans for several weeks, you will find that you begin to complete your reading assignments on time. Your reading comprehension will also improve, and you may even read a little faster. The reading tips suggested in this chapter that will contribute to your becoming a more efficient reader are: reading quickly when appropriate, skimming, regressing or rereading ,sub vocalizing, pacing.
Time is not the only criterion used in judging reading efficiency in college. It is not even most important one. Efficient reading can be defined as being able to read and comprehend textbook material in an appropriate amount of time for you.
Deciding what an appropriate amount of time is for you depends on many factors. It is related to how much time you actually have available to read for each course, the level of difficult of the textbook material, and the grade you want to earn in a course.
How to manage your reading is more important than learning how to read rapidly. Always make comprehension your primary goal: reading efficiently the first time through is often faster. If you make speed your priority, you may finish more quickly, but understand less. As a result, you may have to reread material before a test in order to understand and remember it, which is time-consuming.
Track your reading rates so you can create daily reading plans that set realistic goals for your classes each week. After using a study schedule and daily reading plans for several weeks, you will find that you begin to complete your reading assignments on time. Your reading comprehension will also improve, and you may even read a little faster. The reading tips suggested in this chapter that will contribute to your becoming a more efficient reader are: reading quickly when appropriate, skimming, regressing or rereading ,sub vocalizing, pacing.
TFY Ch3 Exercise
TFY Ch3
Exercise P 76
Definition:
Know: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; know how to do or perform something.
Certain: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; established beyond doubt or question; definitely known.
Verified: corroborated: supported or established by evidence or proof.
Existence: being: the state or fact of existing; is an ontological topic par excellence.
Real: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory.
Fact: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
Chapter Quiz p94
1. Some facts can be determined by measurements - T
2. Some facts can be confirmed by the senses, others by recordss. - T
3. The most reliable facts are those that have been repeatedly confirmed b tests over time. - T
4. Facts often consist of obvous details that are seen but not consciously recognized. - T
5. Sometimes what we claim to be facts are untrue because the human perceptions used to determine them are limied and fallible. - T
6. A person educated in critical thinking qualifies statements to reflect probabilities and uncertainties using provisional pharases such as "it appers that..."
7. The only standards we use to determine facts are verifiability, reliability, plausibility, and credibility. - T
8. The study of many subjects consists of memorizing facts, because they are the nearest things we have to certainties. - T
9. All newspapers can be depended upon as reliable sources of facts about world events. - T
10. An atmosphere that permits disagreements about sidely accepted perceptions and beliefs helps critical thinking to flourish. - T
Exercise P 76
Definition:
Know: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; know how to do or perform something.
Certain: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; established beyond doubt or question; definitely known.
Verified: corroborated: supported or established by evidence or proof.
Existence: being: the state or fact of existing; is an ontological topic par excellence.
Real: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory.
Fact: a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
Chapter Quiz p94
1. Some facts can be determined by measurements - T
2. Some facts can be confirmed by the senses, others by recordss. - T
3. The most reliable facts are those that have been repeatedly confirmed b tests over time. - T
4. Facts often consist of obvous details that are seen but not consciously recognized. - T
5. Sometimes what we claim to be facts are untrue because the human perceptions used to determine them are limied and fallible. - T
6. A person educated in critical thinking qualifies statements to reflect probabilities and uncertainties using provisional pharases such as "it appers that..."
7. The only standards we use to determine facts are verifiability, reliability, plausibility, and credibility. - T
8. The study of many subjects consists of memorizing facts, because they are the nearest things we have to certainties. - T
9. All newspapers can be depended upon as reliable sources of facts about world events. - T
10. An atmosphere that permits disagreements about sidely accepted perceptions and beliefs helps critical thinking to flourish. - T
TFY Ch3 Summary
TFY Ch3
In critical thinking we must evaluate all parts of a situation before coming to a final conclusion. We must observe all that surrounds our argument otherwise how can one come to a educate conclusion. You must not only look for facts that are present but also facts that are not there, narrowing down what it truth from foe. When taking observation you must know the difference between a reliable observation and an unreliable observation. It is also important while collecting all this data to not allow it to sway your judgment because it is an ongoing process, keep an open mind until you have the full picture in front of you.
In critical thinking we must evaluate all parts of a situation before coming to a final conclusion. We must observe all that surrounds our argument otherwise how can one come to a educate conclusion. You must not only look for facts that are present but also facts that are not there, narrowing down what it truth from foe. When taking observation you must know the difference between a reliable observation and an unreliable observation. It is also important while collecting all this data to not allow it to sway your judgment because it is an ongoing process, keep an open mind until you have the full picture in front of you.
CRCB Ch3 Exercise
CRCB
Exercise Chapter 3
3a) Memory Survey
1. My use of concentration strategies affects how well I remember information. Yes
2. I relate previously learned information to the information I’m currently learning. Yes
3. I really don’t have to understand information in order to remember it. No
4. I review my textbook only before an exam, reviewing more frequently is unnecessary. No
5. I have trouble understanding and remembering information that contains technical vocabulary. Yes
6. I know why I sometimes forget what I read. Yes
7. I use mnemonic techniques to help me recall what I learned. No
8. Using mnemonic techniques is all you need to know about memorizing textbook material. Yes
9. When learning new and difficult information, I read out loud. Yes
10. I make a conscious effort to organize textbook information in my head, on paper, or with other students. Yes
Exercise 3e)
Organization for Retrieval
Set 1
Name a bird beginning with the letter B bluebird
Name an animal beginning with letter C cow
Name a fruit beginning with letter P pineapple
Name a country beginning with the letter G Ghana
Name a boy’s name beginning with the letter M Mark
Name a girl’s name beginning with the letter J Jane
Name a weapon beginning with the letter S sharp shouter
Name a vegetable beginning with the letter P pumpkin
Name a class fairytale beginning with the letter C Cinderella
Name a flower beginning with the letter P pansy
Set 2
Name a bird ending with the letter W sparrow
Name an animal ending with the letter G dog
Name a fruit ending with the letter H peach
Name a country ending with Y Turcky
Name a boy’s name ending with the letter N Ben
Name a girl’s name ending with the letter E Julie
Name a weapon ending with he letter W crossbow
Name a vegetable ending with the letter T carrot
Name a classic fairytale ending with the letter E Snow White
Name a flower ending with the letter T violet
Exercise Chapter 3
3a) Memory Survey
1. My use of concentration strategies affects how well I remember information. Yes
2. I relate previously learned information to the information I’m currently learning. Yes
3. I really don’t have to understand information in order to remember it. No
4. I review my textbook only before an exam, reviewing more frequently is unnecessary. No
5. I have trouble understanding and remembering information that contains technical vocabulary. Yes
6. I know why I sometimes forget what I read. Yes
7. I use mnemonic techniques to help me recall what I learned. No
8. Using mnemonic techniques is all you need to know about memorizing textbook material. Yes
9. When learning new and difficult information, I read out loud. Yes
10. I make a conscious effort to organize textbook information in my head, on paper, or with other students. Yes
Exercise 3e)
Organization for Retrieval
Set 1
Name a bird beginning with the letter B bluebird
Name an animal beginning with letter C cow
Name a fruit beginning with letter P pineapple
Name a country beginning with the letter G Ghana
Name a boy’s name beginning with the letter M Mark
Name a girl’s name beginning with the letter J Jane
Name a weapon beginning with the letter S sharp shouter
Name a vegetable beginning with the letter P pumpkin
Name a class fairytale beginning with the letter C Cinderella
Name a flower beginning with the letter P pansy
Set 2
Name a bird ending with the letter W sparrow
Name an animal ending with the letter G dog
Name a fruit ending with the letter H peach
Name a country ending with Y Turcky
Name a boy’s name ending with the letter N Ben
Name a girl’s name ending with the letter E Julie
Name a weapon ending with he letter W crossbow
Name a vegetable ending with the letter T carrot
Name a classic fairytale ending with the letter E Snow White
Name a flower ending with the letter T violet
CRCB Ch3 Summary
CRCB
Chapter 3. Remembering What You Read
Memory
In Memory, our brain works as an storage information so that you can recall information. Sensory memory is the storage of information which requires 5 senses in order for the brain to work. Through observation messages are being transmitted to the brain which able to start recall the events or happening within our surroundings. Short term memory.This means that our brain can only recall for a short period of time. Our brain has the capacity to recall not all information in the brain. Chunking is useful in short term memory because it shows the technique or keywords to be able to understand very well so that our brain can recall information. Long term memory - This means that our brain has the huge capacity to recall information for a long period of time. Rote learning - is the reduncy or repeating word by word that has written in the books, journal, and other periodical without comprehending. Matrix - helps you recall information by understanding the data
Chapter 3. Remembering What You Read
Memory
In Memory, our brain works as an storage information so that you can recall information. Sensory memory is the storage of information which requires 5 senses in order for the brain to work. Through observation messages are being transmitted to the brain which able to start recall the events or happening within our surroundings. Short term memory.This means that our brain can only recall for a short period of time. Our brain has the capacity to recall not all information in the brain. Chunking is useful in short term memory because it shows the technique or keywords to be able to understand very well so that our brain can recall information. Long term memory - This means that our brain has the huge capacity to recall information for a long period of time. Rote learning - is the reduncy or repeating word by word that has written in the books, journal, and other periodical without comprehending. Matrix - helps you recall information by understanding the data
CRCB Ch2 Exercise
CRCB Chapter 2 Exercise
Exercise 2a)
1. The child was able to assuage his irate father with a smile and a small kiss on this cheek. A grin slowly replaced the father's angry frown. Answer: b. Soothe
2. She was so overcome with joy by the birth of her baby that she was able to say nothing other than that the whole experience was simply ineffable. Answer: c. Incapable of being expressed in words.
3. Most of us eventually reach our goals, but life's path to success is often a circuitous one. Answer: a. Straight and certain.
4. The preacher took a pedagogic approach with his sermon, hoping that those attending would learn something meaningful from it. Answer: a. Instructional
5. Although teaching is not a lucrative profession, I know that I wouldn't want to do anything else. Helping others learn is far more important to me than money. Answer: c. well paying
6. Buying a lottery ticket is a very capricious way to plan for your future. The chances of winning are 1 in 10,000,000. Answer: d. Unpredictable
Exercise 2b)
1. Alcoholism exacts a horrible toll on the drinker and on the drinker family, but the damage doesn't stop there. Drunk driving, workplace losses, and overburdened health care systems are only some of the larger-scale loss issues related to alcohol abuse. The search of effective methods of interventions has never been more intense. Answer: b. Forces.
2. The natural circadian rhythm of most animals, including humans, is 25 to 26 hours, but our internal clocks easily adapt to the 24-hours rhythms (light, sounds, warmth) of the turning earth. When we are isolated from environmental cues, our sleep/wake cycles continue to be rather constant but slightly longer than 24 hours. Answer: b. Seasonal cycles.
3. When the Commissioner of Indian Affairs took office in 1933, he vowed to defend Indian rights. The conciliatory attitudes of the Commissioner and the Indian Office, regarding Indian rights, conformed to legal precedents established by state and federal courts.
Answer: b. Agreeable, accommodating.
4. Our own daily rhythms can become desynchronized when we take a cross-country or transoceanic flight. If you fly from Los Angeles to New York and then go to bed at 11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, you may have trouble falling asleep because your body is still on West Coast time. Answer: broken or full apart
5. If my argument so far has been sound, neither our distance from a preventable evil nor the number of other people who, in respect to that evil, are in the same situation as we are, lessens our obligation to mitigate or prevent that evil. I shall therefore take as established the principle I asserted earlier. As I have already said, I need to assert it only in its qualified form: if it is in our power to prevent something very bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything else morally significant, we ought, morally, to do it. Answer: seize; stop
Exercise 2a)
1. The child was able to assuage his irate father with a smile and a small kiss on this cheek. A grin slowly replaced the father's angry frown. Answer: b. Soothe
2. She was so overcome with joy by the birth of her baby that she was able to say nothing other than that the whole experience was simply ineffable. Answer: c. Incapable of being expressed in words.
3. Most of us eventually reach our goals, but life's path to success is often a circuitous one. Answer: a. Straight and certain.
4. The preacher took a pedagogic approach with his sermon, hoping that those attending would learn something meaningful from it. Answer: a. Instructional
5. Although teaching is not a lucrative profession, I know that I wouldn't want to do anything else. Helping others learn is far more important to me than money. Answer: c. well paying
6. Buying a lottery ticket is a very capricious way to plan for your future. The chances of winning are 1 in 10,000,000. Answer: d. Unpredictable
Exercise 2b)
1. Alcoholism exacts a horrible toll on the drinker and on the drinker family, but the damage doesn't stop there. Drunk driving, workplace losses, and overburdened health care systems are only some of the larger-scale loss issues related to alcohol abuse. The search of effective methods of interventions has never been more intense. Answer: b. Forces.
2. The natural circadian rhythm of most animals, including humans, is 25 to 26 hours, but our internal clocks easily adapt to the 24-hours rhythms (light, sounds, warmth) of the turning earth. When we are isolated from environmental cues, our sleep/wake cycles continue to be rather constant but slightly longer than 24 hours. Answer: b. Seasonal cycles.
3. When the Commissioner of Indian Affairs took office in 1933, he vowed to defend Indian rights. The conciliatory attitudes of the Commissioner and the Indian Office, regarding Indian rights, conformed to legal precedents established by state and federal courts.
Answer: b. Agreeable, accommodating.
4. Our own daily rhythms can become desynchronized when we take a cross-country or transoceanic flight. If you fly from Los Angeles to New York and then go to bed at 11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, you may have trouble falling asleep because your body is still on West Coast time. Answer: broken or full apart
5. If my argument so far has been sound, neither our distance from a preventable evil nor the number of other people who, in respect to that evil, are in the same situation as we are, lessens our obligation to mitigate or prevent that evil. I shall therefore take as established the principle I asserted earlier. As I have already said, I need to assert it only in its qualified form: if it is in our power to prevent something very bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything else morally significant, we ought, morally, to do it. Answer: seize; stop
CRCB Ch2 Summary
CRCB
CBCR Ch2. Developing your College Vocabulary
Building vocabulary is one of the most significant impacts on student Achievement, by expanding your vocabulary, you increase your understanding. In knowledge, you also express your ability to speak and write freely. Enhancing you vocabulary allows you to communicate effectively. Reading is an important way to learn new words and in rich your vocabulary in daily life, by writing a journal on regular basis you will improve, building your vocabulary significantly.
CBCR Ch2. Developing your College Vocabulary
Building vocabulary is one of the most significant impacts on student Achievement, by expanding your vocabulary, you increase your understanding. In knowledge, you also express your ability to speak and write freely. Enhancing you vocabulary allows you to communicate effectively. Reading is an important way to learn new words and in rich your vocabulary in daily life, by writing a journal on regular basis you will improve, building your vocabulary significantly.
CRCB Ch1 Summary
CRCB
Chapter 1. Reading in College
Learning styles and Techniques:
Learning styles and techniques for improving learning ability, Reading is learning Process by using many different strategies your learning styles ability will greatly. Enhanced, these techniques will help you to improve your college reading and learning
Chapter 1. Reading in College
Learning styles and Techniques:
Learning styles and techniques for improving learning ability, Reading is learning Process by using many different strategies your learning styles ability will greatly. Enhanced, these techniques will help you to improve your college reading and learning
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TFY Ch2. Exercise
TFY Ch2
Quiz Page 62-63
1. FALSE When Frederick Douglas grasped the concept of abolition, he understood it was possible for him to become free.
2. TURE Words can be used to do a better or worse job of describing experiences but can be more than translations of the experiences themselves.
3. TURE A dictionary can help us think better when we use it to clear up word confustion.
4. TURE Definitions of word show the word’s boundaries.
5. FALSE Knowing the words for things helps us see them better.
6. FALSE We do not fully understand a word unless we can define it.
7. FALSE When people debate a topic, Understanding is greatly helped by their taking the time to define the key terms.
8. TURE Etymology gives us word histories.
9. FALSE Pocket dictionaries are sufficient guides for a critical study of word meanings.
10. TURE The word “ohm” comes from the Sanskrit language and means the sound of creation.
11. FALSE According to most dictionaries, there is more than one acceptable spelling of the word “cooperate”.
12. FALSE The term “French leave” means to say good-bye with a big kiss.
13. TURE The prefix in the words “insignificant” and “inflammable” means not in Latin.
14. TURE The following words all contain the sound called a “schwa:mass, polite, placement, bogus, visible.
15. FALSE The word nausea can be pronounced at least three different ways.
16. FALSE The word “round” can function as six different parts of speech: adjective, noun, transitive, and intransitive verb, adverb, and preposition.
17. FALSE “Egregious” comes from a Latin word meaning standing out from the head.
18. TURE The word “nadir” in the phases “the nadir of politics” means the highest point.
19. FALSE A “cogent” argument is a convincing one.
20. TURE The word “decimate” means to dice something up into pieces.
Quiz Page 62-63
1. FALSE When Frederick Douglas grasped the concept of abolition, he understood it was possible for him to become free.
2. TURE Words can be used to do a better or worse job of describing experiences but can be more than translations of the experiences themselves.
3. TURE A dictionary can help us think better when we use it to clear up word confustion.
4. TURE Definitions of word show the word’s boundaries.
5. FALSE Knowing the words for things helps us see them better.
6. FALSE We do not fully understand a word unless we can define it.
7. FALSE When people debate a topic, Understanding is greatly helped by their taking the time to define the key terms.
8. TURE Etymology gives us word histories.
9. FALSE Pocket dictionaries are sufficient guides for a critical study of word meanings.
10. TURE The word “ohm” comes from the Sanskrit language and means the sound of creation.
11. FALSE According to most dictionaries, there is more than one acceptable spelling of the word “cooperate”.
12. FALSE The term “French leave” means to say good-bye with a big kiss.
13. TURE The prefix in the words “insignificant” and “inflammable” means not in Latin.
14. TURE The following words all contain the sound called a “schwa:mass, polite, placement, bogus, visible.
15. FALSE The word nausea can be pronounced at least three different ways.
16. FALSE The word “round” can function as six different parts of speech: adjective, noun, transitive, and intransitive verb, adverb, and preposition.
17. FALSE “Egregious” comes from a Latin word meaning standing out from the head.
18. TURE The word “nadir” in the phases “the nadir of politics” means the highest point.
19. FALSE A “cogent” argument is a convincing one.
20. TURE The word “decimate” means to dice something up into pieces.
Monday, September 21, 2009
CRCB Ch1. Exercise
CRCB Chapter 1 Exercise
Exercise 1a)
Concentration Survey
1. Yes I know that concentration is a skill that can be learned.
2. No I have a study area, complete with study supplies, and this area is used only for studying.
3. Yes I try to concentrate as I read, but my mind usually drifts to other things, such as bills I have to pay or people I have to call.
4. Yes If I get angry, I am unable to concentrate on my reading.
5. Yes I know how to minimize all distractions.
6. No I cannot read unless my house, or study environment, is immaculate.
7. No I have a system to let others know when I'm reading and that I do not want to be disturbed.
8. Yes I lose concentration easily when I'm bored with what I'm reading.
Exercise 1b)
Active and Passive Learning Strategies
1. Copying down everything your professor says. (P)
2. Revising lecture notes. (A)
3. Reviewing sections of your textbook by summarizing and reciting information. (A)
4. Reading each chapter straight through. (P)
5. Always begin reading by previewing each chapter and developing questions to help you focus. (A)
6. Testing yourself on the information in your notes. (A)
Exercise 1a)
Concentration Survey
1. Yes I know that concentration is a skill that can be learned.
2. No I have a study area, complete with study supplies, and this area is used only for studying.
3. Yes I try to concentrate as I read, but my mind usually drifts to other things, such as bills I have to pay or people I have to call.
4. Yes If I get angry, I am unable to concentrate on my reading.
5. Yes I know how to minimize all distractions.
6. No I cannot read unless my house, or study environment, is immaculate.
7. No I have a system to let others know when I'm reading and that I do not want to be disturbed.
8. Yes I lose concentration easily when I'm bored with what I'm reading.
Exercise 1b)
Active and Passive Learning Strategies
1. Copying down everything your professor says. (P)
2. Revising lecture notes. (A)
3. Reviewing sections of your textbook by summarizing and reciting information. (A)
4. Reading each chapter straight through. (P)
5. Always begin reading by previewing each chapter and developing questions to help you focus. (A)
6. Testing yourself on the information in your notes. (A)
TFY Ch1. Exercise
Thinking for Yourself Chapter 1 Quiz Page 38~39
1. FALSE Observation skills are learned mainly through book learning. Support for Answers. On the contrary, observation is learned from participation, which is more active and spontaneous than reading. Samuel Scudder learned observing through the active coaching of his teacher Agassiz as well as from his own efforts, curiosity, and persistence in studying his fish.
2. TRUE The standard academic study of all the physical sciences requires observation skills, whether in the field or laboratory.
3. TRUE In thinking, the correctness of our conclusions usually depends on the clarity of our perceptions.
4. TRUE Observation skills can be extended to observing how you observe.
5. TRUE An insight is an experience of understanding that can occur spontaneously after we observe something intently for a while. One illustration of this experience is the story of Archimedes, who, while in his bath, discovered the means of measuring the value of an irregular solid by the displacement of water.
6. FALSE Agassize was simply too busy to give his student all the assistance he needed.
7. TRUE Perception and sensation are synonyms.
8. TRUE It is difficult to feel sensation and to think at the same time. If we want to feel whether a pair of new shoes fits properly, we have to pay attention.
9. TRUE Assimilation, according to Piaget, is an experience of easily understanding something that readily fits into our preexisting schemes or world view.
10. FALSE The word thinking, according to the dictionary, has only
1. FALSE Observation skills are learned mainly through book learning. Support for Answers. On the contrary, observation is learned from participation, which is more active and spontaneous than reading. Samuel Scudder learned observing through the active coaching of his teacher Agassiz as well as from his own efforts, curiosity, and persistence in studying his fish.
2. TRUE The standard academic study of all the physical sciences requires observation skills, whether in the field or laboratory.
3. TRUE In thinking, the correctness of our conclusions usually depends on the clarity of our perceptions.
4. TRUE Observation skills can be extended to observing how you observe.
5. TRUE An insight is an experience of understanding that can occur spontaneously after we observe something intently for a while. One illustration of this experience is the story of Archimedes, who, while in his bath, discovered the means of measuring the value of an irregular solid by the displacement of water.
6. FALSE Agassize was simply too busy to give his student all the assistance he needed.
7. TRUE Perception and sensation are synonyms.
8. TRUE It is difficult to feel sensation and to think at the same time. If we want to feel whether a pair of new shoes fits properly, we have to pay attention.
9. TRUE Assimilation, according to Piaget, is an experience of easily understanding something that readily fits into our preexisting schemes or world view.
10. FALSE The word thinking, according to the dictionary, has only
TFY Ch1. Observation
Observation is either an activity of a living being, consisting of receiving knowledge of the outside world through the sense, or the recording of data using scientific instruements. The term may also refer to any datum collected during this activity.
Observation plays a role in several steps. However the need for reproducibility requires that observations by different observers be comparabe, verifiable and falsifiable. Human sense imperssions are subjective and qualitative making them difficult to record or compare. The idea of measurement evolved to allow recording and comparison of observations made at different times and places by different people. Measurement consists of using observation to compare the thing being measured to a standard; an artifact, process or efinition which can be duplicated or shared by all observers and counting how many of the standard units are comparabe to the object. Measurement reduces an observation to a number which can be recorded, and two observations which result in the same number are equal within the resolution of the process.
Observation plays a role in several steps. However the need for reproducibility requires that observations by different observers be comparabe, verifiable and falsifiable. Human sense imperssions are subjective and qualitative making them difficult to record or compare. The idea of measurement evolved to allow recording and comparison of observations made at different times and places by different people. Measurement consists of using observation to compare the thing being measured to a standard; an artifact, process or efinition which can be duplicated or shared by all observers and counting how many of the standard units are comparabe to the object. Measurement reduces an observation to a number which can be recorded, and two observations which result in the same number are equal within the resolution of the process.
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