ESS Vocab Week 4

Counterargument

• an opposing viewpoint to a claim

• a statement that supports the original claim

• an irrelevant point made during a debate.

• A counterargument is a summary of the main claim with evidence

Justify

• To make something look better.
• To argue against a point.
• To summarize a text.
• To provide reasons or explanations for something.

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Characteristic

• An irrelevant detail
• A common trait shared by all
• A distinguishing feature or quality.
• A temporary state of being

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Credible

• Unbelievable or fictitious.
• Believable or trustworthy.
• Doubtful or questionable.
• Unreliable or false.

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Limitation

• an opportunity for growth.

• an advantage that enhances performance.

• a guideline that encourages freedom.

• a restriction or boundary that confines or restricts something.

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Consistent

• to be unpredictable and chaotic.

• a lack of agreement or harmony.

• used to describe something that is always changing.

• staying the same over time

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Outlier

• something that is always the highest in a dataset.

• the average of all other points.

• something that is always the lowest in a dataset.

• a data point or event that is significantly different from others

Distribution

• the method of sorting items in alphabetical order.

• the process of collecting data from a single source.

• refers to the total number of items in a set.

• the arrangement of values or outcomes across a range.

Define Frequency

• the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.

• the measure of distance between two points.

• the speed of an object in motion.

• the total amount of energy in a system.

Rate

• a fixed set of data points from a chart or graph

• a measure of how much matter is present in a substance

• a measure of frequency or occurrence over time.

• the total amount of time something takes to occur