Workplace Readiness Skill #2:

Language used for or concerned with mere style or effect

An erroneous or flawed logic

A particular method of reasoning or argumentation.

A systematic series of actions directed to some end

The main philosophers from Ancient Greece through whom our logical systems were first formally conceived and studied.

An applied logic method to identify the correct answer by excluding other options

A process as a method of studying the nature of something (in our case: problems and solutions) or of determining its essential components, features, and their relationships.

An applied logical process that begins with theory or potential solution, then conducts research in order to test whether the potential solution can be proven true; the top-down approach.

Established system of applied steps used to solve a problem as an independent person.

A process of reasoning or a series of reasons back and forth.

An interrogative technique used to explore the cause-and-effect relationships underlying a particular problem with the primary goal of determining root cause.

A question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply; a question whose answer is already obvious or known.

An applied logical process that attempts to understand a system by the interactions between the components.

The skill of making a determination, as to a question, problem, or doubt, by making a judgment; for the sake of this activity, by means of critical thinking and the problem solving process.

An applied logical process that uses specific observations and progresses to broader generalizations; the bottom-up approach.