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| 4910949376 | alignment | cohesion between the focus of an inquiry, the method of collecting information, the process of analysis of information, and the conclusions made to increase understanding of that focus | 0 | |
| 4910949377 | argument | a claim or thesis that conveys a perspective developed through a line of reasoning and supported by evidence | 1 | |
| 4910949378 | assumption | a belief regarded as true and often unstated | 2 | |
| 4910949379 | bias | a personal opinion, belief, or value that may influence ones judgement, perspective or claim | 3 | |
| 4910949380 | claim | a statement made about an issue that asserts a perspective | 4 | |
| 4910949381 | commentary | discussion and analysis of evidence in relations to the claim that may identify patterns, describe trends, and/or explain relationships | 5 | |
| 4910949382 | context | the intent, audience, purpose, bias, situatedness, and/or background (larger environment) of a source or reference | 6 | |
| 4910949383 | counterargument | an opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence | 7 | |
| 4910949384 | credibility | the degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy | 8 | |
| 4910949385 | evidence | information used as proof to support a claim or thesis (e.g. data, quotations, excerpts from texts) | 9 | |
| 4910949386 | feasible | able to be accomplished within the time, rescources, and processes available | 10 | |
| 4910949387 | implication | a possible future effect or result | 11 | |
| 4910949388 | line of reasoning | arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion | 12 | |
| 4910949389 | literature | the foundational and current texts of a field or discipline of study | 13 | |
| 4910949390 | plagiarism | failure to acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite any ideas or evidence taken from another source | 14 | |
| 4910949391 | point of view | a position or standpoint on a topic or issue | 15 | |
| 4910949392 | primary source | an original source of information about a topic (e.g. study, artifact, data set, interview, article) | 16 | |
| 4910949393 | qualitative | having to do with text, narrative or descriptions | 17 | |
| 4910949394 | quantitative | having to do with numbers, amounts, or quantities | 18 | |
| 4910949395 | secondary source | a commentary about one or more primary sources that provides additional insight, opinions, and/or interpretation about the primary source data, study or artifacts | 19 |
