Sunday, March 30, 2008

TFY-CHAPTER 3 Summary

1.By definition ,a fact is something know with certainty through experience,observation,or measurement.
2.It is not easy for us to determine whether facts correspond to reality.
3.The difference between fact and fiction does matter
4.Feelings are facts
5.Facts are not absolutes but statemnts of probility.
6.lead us to distrust or distort our own perceptions.
7.Our senses are limited both in range and capcity and affected by many factors,such as selective fous and mental preocupations.
8.Following characteristics:
A.Define own limitations.
B.Objectively stated.
C.Use appropritate qualifiers.
D.State the obvious.
E.Not inappropiately cautious.
F.Not include guesses of inferences.
G.Specific and offer their evidence for others to verify.
9.Use to determine facts are verifiability,reliability,probability,and plausibility.

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