... is a personal reason for involvement or interest, especially an expectation of a financial or other gain.
VESTED INTEREST
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Making sure that something is true, accurate or justified is known as ... .
VERIFYING
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A ... is a statement of something being true.
CLAIM
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... is prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.
BIAS
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Lose 25 points!
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magnet
Take 5 points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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An ... is a short story, usually to make the listeners laugh or think about a topic.
ANECDOTE
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A ... is an opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
PREJUDICE
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If an argument does not have solid reasons and evidence to support the point it is trying to make, or if it uses reasons and evidence that do not make sense, it is considered to be ... .
UNSOUND
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An argument is generally made up of two or more ... which try to persuade us to accept a proposal or opinion.
LINES OF REASONING
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... means "able to be trusted or believed".
RELIABLE
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thief
Give points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
Give points!
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Evidence can be in the form of ... .
(MENTION AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING) STATISTICS / EXAMPLES / FINDINGS FROM RESEARCH / PERSONAL STORIES / EXPERIENCE
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To take something someone is saying at ... is to believe that it is the truth, rather than looking for evidence, any hidden meaning or the bigger picture.
FACE VALUE
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An ... is an idea or conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.
INFERENCE
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A line of reasoning needs relevant ... to support it.