TRENDS - 1
inquisitive
closely ties up w truth seeking, is being curious about the real nature of things
trend
a pattern or a conceptualized idea that has the prospect of providing or having a continuing influence for a longer period of time
persuasiveness
a psychological matter that nay be influenced by things having no relevant connection to reasoning
fad
a short-lived idea or temporary event
premise
a statement that provides a reason for accepting a certain claim
cultural basis
a trend is rooted on the people's cultural traditions, beliefs, and values
transitory increase or decrease
a trend shows a transitory increase or decrease of a particular idea, event, or phenomenon
mainstream
during this stage, the "conservative customers" join the trend
confident in reasoning
having trust in the process if reasons these dispositions make up
fringe stage
in this stage, an innovative idea, whether in the form of a new product, service, or in other form, develops into the market or become known to the trendiest customers
trendy
in this stage, consumer & public awareness of ghe trend grows as the early adopters participate together with the innovators to increase ghe perceptibility of the trend
argumentation
involves only statements, which are linguustic expressions that are either true or false
systematic attitude
means being coherent & organized in one's reasoning
truth seeking
means being concerned with becoming & remaining well-informed
open minded attitude
means being considerate of divergent views or being flexible in considering alternative views
analytical attitude
means having the disposition to understand complex concepts by means of simple concepts
meditative thinking
most appropriate form of thinking for acquiring a sense of inner peace & profound insights about human existence
instinctive thinking
most appropriate form of thinking for situations that require quick decisions
creative thinking
most appropriate form thinking for generating new insights, novel approaches, fresh persoective, and whole new ways of understanding & conceiving of things
critical thinking
related to other forms of thinking, which include imagining, doubting, recalling, and analyzing among others
deductive reasoning
the support that a premise provides a complete & hence the truth of its conclusion is certain
inductive reasoning
the support that a premise provides is incomplete & so its conclusion is merely probably
explanation
to cleary & coherently present the result of one's reasoning
interpretation
to comprehend & express meanings
inference
to identify & gather information necessary in drawing reasonable conclusions
analysis
to identify inferential relationships among statements or beliefs
self-regulation
to self-consciously monitor, assess, & correct one's own reasoning
acceptability
trends are popularly accepted by many industries & people
duration of time
trends have longer staying power & enjoy a longer period of popularity
statement
usually expressed in that grammatical form of a declarative sentence