Tok Dictionary
Mostafa El Aidy
Theory of Knowledge
Mr. Kuhl
28/2/2013
Theory of Knowledge Dictionary
Argument Ad Ignorantiam: assuming that something is false only because it is not true.
Certainty: being sure of something
Common Sense: using your background knowledge and logic to decide whether something is true or false.
Conformation Bias: agree to opinions and ideas only because they match one’s beliefs.
Evidence: facts that support a claim.
Gullibility: failure of intelligence in which a person is easily tricked or manipulated.
Judgment: taking or making decisions on something while taking all choices into considerations.
Mental Map: schema; a person’s image of the world based on experience.
Open-Mindedness: approach new ideas and opinions with acceptance.
Paradox of Cartography: something is never false only because it is used as a trusted source.
Relativism: points of view, ideas, and facts have no absolute truth or validity.
Skepticism: the questioning of knowledge; questioning anything that could be true.
Ways of Knowing: language, reason, emotion, and perception.
Authority Worship: a person with authority is someone like your parents, teachers, and adults. And authority worship is the action of believing these people only because of authority.
Expert Opinion: the opinion of someone is an expert or specialized in something.
Indoctrination: teaching someone a biased belief.
Information: accepted facts about something.
Justified True Belief: something that is utterly true and could not be doubted.
News Media: information gained from types of media such as television, radio, etc…
Primary Knowledge: the type of information that gets acquired by oneself.
Second – hand Knowledge: information you acquired from someone.
Thick Concept: something that get learned through experience and is not easy to teach.
Urban Legend: a story that get changed according to the culture of the country in which it is being told in, and its origin is unknown.
Theory of Knowledge
Mr. Kuhl
28/2/2013
Theory of Knowledge Dictionary
Argument Ad Ignorantiam: assuming that something is false only because it is not true.
Certainty: being sure of something
Common Sense: using your background knowledge and logic to decide whether something is true or false.
Conformation Bias: agree to opinions and ideas only because they match one’s beliefs.
Evidence: facts that support a claim.
Gullibility: failure of intelligence in which a person is easily tricked or manipulated.
Judgment: taking or making decisions on something while taking all choices into considerations.
Mental Map: schema; a person’s image of the world based on experience.
Open-Mindedness: approach new ideas and opinions with acceptance.
Paradox of Cartography: something is never false only because it is used as a trusted source.
Relativism: points of view, ideas, and facts have no absolute truth or validity.
Skepticism: the questioning of knowledge; questioning anything that could be true.
Ways of Knowing: language, reason, emotion, and perception.
Authority Worship: a person with authority is someone like your parents, teachers, and adults. And authority worship is the action of believing these people only because of authority.
Expert Opinion: the opinion of someone is an expert or specialized in something.
Indoctrination: teaching someone a biased belief.
Information: accepted facts about something.
Justified True Belief: something that is utterly true and could not be doubted.
News Media: information gained from types of media such as television, radio, etc…
Primary Knowledge: the type of information that gets acquired by oneself.
Second – hand Knowledge: information you acquired from someone.
Thick Concept: something that get learned through experience and is not easy to teach.
Urban Legend: a story that get changed according to the culture of the country in which it is being told in, and its origin is unknown.