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Critical Thinking
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Philosophy
Undergraduate 1
03/06/2012

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Cognitive Meaning
Definition
Terminology that conveys information.
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Emotive Meaning
Definition
Terminology that expresses or evokes feelings.
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Value Claim
Definition
A claim that something is good, bad, right, wrong, or better or worse, more or less important than some other thing.
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Vague Expressions
Definition
A defect of a cognitive meanings that allows for borderline cases in which it is impossible to tell if the expression applies or not. Vague expressions often allow for a continuous range of interpretations.
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Ambiguous Expression
Definition
One that can be interpreted as having more than one clearly distinct meaning in a given context.
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Verbal Disputes
Definition
Disputes that arise over the meaning of language
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Factual Disputes
Definition
Disputes that arise over disagreement of facts.
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Overgeneralization
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Stipulative Definition
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