ap research Flashcards

9659448746	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
9659448747	argument	a claim or thesis that conveys a perspective developed through a line of reasoning and supported by evidence	1
9659448748	assumption	a belief regarded as true and often unstated	2
9659448749	bias	a personal opinion, belief, or value that may influence ones judgement, perspective or claim	3
9659448750	claim	a statement made about an issue that asserts a perspective	4
9659448751	commentary	discussion and analysis of evidence in relations to the claim that may identify patterns, describe trends, and/or explain relationships	5
9659448752	context	the intent, audience, purpose, bias, situatedness, and/or background (larger environment) of a source or reference	6
9659448753	counterargument	an opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence	7
9659448754	credibility	the degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy	8
9659448755	evidence	information used as proof to support a claim or thesis (e.g. data, quotations, excerpts from texts)	9
9659448756	feasible	able to be accomplished within the time, rescources, and processes available	10
9659448757	implication	a possible future effect or result	11
9659448758	line of reasoning	arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion	12
9659448759	literature	the foundational and current texts of a field or discipline of study	13
9659448760	plagiarism	failure to acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite any ideas or evidence taken from another source	14
9659448761	point of view	a position or standpoint on a topic or issue	15
9659448762	primary source	an original source of information about a topic (e.g. study, artifact, data set, interview, article)	16
9659448763	qualitative	having to do with text, narrative or descriptions	17
9659448764	quantitative	having to do with numbers, amounts, or quantities	18
9659448765	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