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Scientific Thinking & Scientific Method

Scientific Thinking & Scientific Method

Scientific Thinking & Scientific Method

3 Components of Scientific & Critical Thinking

3)Skepticism
Possesing a skeptical attitude

Questioning of your beliefs & conclusions

2)Rationalism
Practice of logical reasoning

c)Wishful thinking

b)Hopeful thinking

a)Emotional thinking

1)Empiricism
Using empirical evidence

Also known as natural evidence

naturalism

Contrast with

g)Authority evidence

most common

f)Emotional evidence

e)Spectral evidence

d)Revelatory evidence

c)Circumstantial evidence

b)Testmonial evidence

a)Hearsay evidence

Completly reliable

Critical Thinking

Thinking correctly leading to reliable knowledge
Used by anyone

Scientific Thinking

Knowledge justified by reliable method
Used by scientists

What's Science?

Discovering reliable knowledge about nature
By using scientific method
Investigating nature