Category Critical thinking skills

Use of aspects and features

Aspects, facets and features are mostly abstract non measurable perspectives, parts or attributes of thing. We use these terms to describe, explain and understand concepts we study. Though these terms look similar or used interchangeably, they have distinct identity and…

Understanding logic and reasoning

The difference between logic and reasoning is that “logic” provides systematic framework for reasoning, it guides and determines the process of reasoning. In short, “logic” decides how should and under which standards one practice reasoning process. It sets certain standards…

Speech acts: meaning and use

Basically, speech acts determine the act of communication and they are something beyond just communicating information. They are certain utterances intended to perform definite actions. Apart from literary meaning, they have intentions and effect on listeners. Locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary…