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Glossary of Key Terms in GP

This document defines key terms used in the analysis of global issues and perspectives (GP). It provides definitions for 22 terms including analysis, argument, bias, cause, citation, claim, consequence, course of action, empathy, evaluation, evidence, fact, global, issue, local, national, opinion, personal, perspective, point of view, prediction, reasoning, references, reflection, reliability, trend, validity, value judgement, and vested interest.

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Glossary of Key Terms in GP

This document defines key terms used in the analysis of global issues and perspectives (GP). It provides definitions for 22 terms including analysis, argument, bias, cause, citation, claim, consequence, course of action, empathy, evaluation, evidence, fact, global, issue, local, national, opinion, personal, perspective, point of view, prediction, reasoning, references, reflection, reliability, trend, validity, value judgement, and vested interest.

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Glossary of key terms in GP

Analysis: Breaking down of a global topic into issues and exploring the causes of issues.
Argument: A line of reasoning given to support an idea, action, perspective or issue.
Bias: Unfairly prejudiced for or against something or someone.
Cause: Responsible for making something happen.
Citation: A quotation from or reference to a book or author.
Claim: To state or assert that something is true.
Consequence: A result or effect of something.
Course of action: An action or solution to an issue/problem.
Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Evaluation: An appraisal of something to determine its worth/effectiveness for purpose.
Evidence: The available facts or information indicating whether something is true or valid.
Fact: Something that is known or can be proved to be true.
Global: Relating to the whole world.
Issue: An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.
Local: Related to a particular area or neighbourhood.
National: Related to a particular country/common to a whole nation.
Opinion: A view or judgement formed about something, not based on fact or knowledge.
Personal: Relating to self rather than anyone else.
Perspective: A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something.
Point of view: A particular attitude, perspective or way of looking at an issue.
Prediction: What someone thinks will happen in the future.
Reasoning: Thinking about something in a logical, coherent way.
References: Citation or quotation of a source of information reproduced in a report.
Reflection: Thinking about or considering something in depth.
Reliability: The extent to which an experiment, test, or measuring procedure gets the same results
every
time.
Trend: A general direction in which something is developing or changing.
Validity: The extent that an experiment or test measures what it is supposed to measure.
Value judgement: An assessment of something as good or bad in terms of someone’s standards or
priorities.
Vested interest: A personal reason for involvement in an undertaking or situation, especially
expecting financial or some other gain.

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