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PROOF AND PERSUASION:
The Rhetoric of Scientific Integrity
FALL 2023
© 2023 by Cynthia Shearer
CYNTHIA SHEARER
419-H REED HALL
BOX 297700
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
PHONE EXT: 817.257.6593
ENGLISH 20803 - WRITING AS ARGUMENT
Section 63:MWF @ 2 p.m. in Reed 221
Cynthia Shearer, Instructor
OFFICE HOURS: 1 - 2 p.m. MW in Reed 419_H
STUDY GUIDE 2: REAL OR FAKE?

DEFINE AND GIVE EXAMPLES OF EACH OF THE TERMS BELOW:
PLATO'S ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE
PLATO'S DIVIDED LINE
THOMAS KUHN'S STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS
NORMAL SCIENCE
REVOLUTIONARY SCIENCE
SCIENTIFIC CONFLICT
ANOMALY
PILOT STUDY
LONGITUDINAL STUDY
CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE/RESEARCH
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL
META-ANALYSIS
SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
PSEUDOSCIENCE
PROPAGANDA
"FAKE NEWS"
DISINFORMATION
PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT
OPPOSITION RESEARCH
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
LOGICAL FALLACY
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