Critical Thinking Vocabulary

Front

Specify

Back

To state or identify in detail.

Front

Assert

Back

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

Front

Approximate

Back

To make a rough estimate of something.

Front

Assume

Back

To suppose something to be the case without proof.

Front

Verify

Back

To confirm the truth or accuracy of something.

Front

Deduce

Back

To arrive at a conclusion by reasoning.

Front

Justify

Back

To show or prove to be right or reasonable.

Front

Criteria

Back

Standards by which something is judged or decided.

Front

Relevant

Back

Closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand.

Front

Evaluate

Back

To assess the value or significance of something.