Handout 1: Vocabulary of Reason
Part of A Place of Wholeness
The source of these definitions is Dictionary.com
With a partner, match the following words and definitions by writing the number of the definition next to the corresponding word.
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Analysis _____ |
1. The science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference. |
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Inquiry _____ |
2. This process is a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its essential features and their relations. |
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Logic _____ |
3. The mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences. People do this by direct understanding, predicting, generalizing, comparing, and arguing. |
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Rationality _____ |
4. The exercise of reason. |
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Rationalization _____ |
5. The process of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises. |
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Reason _____ |
6. A seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge. |
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Reasoning _____ |
7. To invent plausible explanations for acts, opinions, etc., that are actually based on other causes. |