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— Acknowledgment and acceptance of an opposing or different view
Commentary
— A type of reasoning that presents cases or evidence that lead to a logical conclusion
Inductive
A type of reasoning that constructs general propositions that are supported with evidence or cases
Deductive
A means of answering a question or addressing a problem or issue
Solution
Having to do with numbers, amounts, or quantities
Quantitative
Having to do with text, narrative, or descriptions
Qualitative
A boundary or point at which an argument or generalization is no longer valid
Limitation
Filter through which an issue or topic is considered or examined
Lens
— Important problem for debate or discussion
Issue
— Information (e.g., data, quotations, excerpts from texts) used as proof to support a claim or thesis
evidence
The intent, audience, purpose, bias, situatedness, and/or background (larger environment) of a source or reference
context
The degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy
Credibility
— Acknowledgment and acceptance of an opposing or different view
concession
A possible future effect or result
Implication
A belief regarded as true and often unstated
assumption
— A claim or position on an issue or topic put forward and supported by evidence
thesis
