6.1 Academic Vocab-Text Evidence

Front

What is the term for the 'files' in your brain that hold all your prior/background knowledge?

Back

Schema

Front

What does it mean to examine in detail when interpreting and explaining something?

Back

Analyze

Front

What is the term for providing accurate evidence in order to prove your thoughts or beliefs?

Back

Support

Front

What does it mean to conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements?

Back

Infer

Front

What is the term for something that is stated in a way that is not direct nor clear; must infer?

Back

Implicitly

Front

What is the opposite of 'implicitly'?

Back

Explicitly

Front

What is the process of using evidence to back up a claim or argument?

Back

Citing evidence

Front

What is the term for a logical guess based on evidence?

Back

Inference

Front

What is the act of breaking down information into parts to understand it better?

Back

Analysis

Front

What do we call the reasoning that connects evidence to a conclusion?

Back

Logical reasoning