Critical Thinking - Socratic Method
Here is our list of words today. Let’s go through them one
by one with simple definitions and example sentences so you can
use them naturally in conversations or writing: loath, probe, despondent,
fabricated dialog, pillage. Renaissance, judicial reasoning, subversive1. Loath (adjective)
Meaning: Unwilling or reluctant to do something.
Example: She was loath to admit that she had made a mistake in the
report.
2. Probe (verb/noun)
Meaning (verb): To investigate or explore something
deeply.
Meaning (noun): An instrument or inquiry used to examine closely.
Example: The journalist probed into the politician’s past to uncover the
truth.
3. Despondent (adjective)
Meaning: Very sad, hopeless, or discouraged.
Example: After losing the final match, the team sat despondent in the
locker room.
4. Fabricated dialog (adjective + noun)
Meaning: A conversation that is made up, false, or
invented.
Example: The detective realized the suspect’s story was full of
fabricated dialog to hide the truth.
5. Pillage (verb/noun)
Meaning (verb): To steal or loot, especially during
war or violence.
Meaning (noun): The act of violent theft.
Example: The soldiers pillaged the village, taking food and valuables.
6. Renaissance (noun)
Meaning: A period of revival, especially the European
Renaissance (14th–17th centuries) known for art, science, and culture; or any
rebirth of ideas.
Example: The city experienced a cultural renaissance with new theaters,
galleries, and music festivals.
7. Judicial reasoning (noun phrase)
Meaning: The logical process judges use to reach a
decision in a legal case.
Example: The court ruling was based on careful judicial reasoning about
the evidence.
8. Subversive (adjective/noun)
Meaning (adjective): Intended to undermine or
overthrow authority.
Meaning (noun): A person who works secretly against a system or
government.
Example: The government banned the book, claiming it contained
subversive ideas.
adjective
- 1.involving or guilty of the crime of betraying one's country:"a treasonous act against the State"
Bonus:
Circular reasoning (Latin: circulus in probando, "circle in proving";[1] also known as circular logic) is a logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with.[2] Circular reasoning is not a formal logical fallacy, but a pragmatic defect in an argument whereby the premises are just as much in need of proof or evidence as the conclusion. As a consequence, the argument becomes a matter of faith and fails to persuade those who do not already accept it.
A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning in the construction of an argument that may appear to be well-reasoned if unnoticed. The term was introduced in the Western intellectual tradition by the Aristotelian De Sophisticis Elenchis.
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