Categories: All - science - empirical - logic - hypothesis

by mirna saleh 7 years ago

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Scientific Thinking

The principles and processes underlying scientific inquiry are discussed, emphasizing their critical components and distinctive features. It highlights the importance of empirical data and the necessity for hypotheses to be falsifiable, ensuring that scientific theories remain tentative and open to revision.

Scientific Thinking

Intellectual Standard

Precision

Accuracy

Fairness

Logic

Premises
Untrue
True

Ability to retain knowledge

High intelligence

Ability to reason

Inductive
Probability of Truth
Deductive
Sound

Thinking Critically

Beliefs

Inferences

Invalid
Valid

Assumptions

Scientific Methods

Non-science

Unscientifically thinking
Rationalism
authority
personal experience

Bias

common sense
Tenacity
Intuition
confirmation
Lacks testability and falsification

Science

Empirical Data
Hypothesis

Not mistaken

Theory

Predictive

Tentative

Mistaken

Discarded

Falsifiable