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Task: Define alacrity (general usage)
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Eager willingness or enthusiastic readiness to do something. Edit
- She accepted the invitation with alacrity, eager to see her friends again.
- His alacrity in completing tasks made him a favorite among his colleagues.
- Despite the rain, the volunteers approached the clean-up with alacrity.
- "Weight lift with alacrity" said the coach.
Task: Define value (life skill)
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The desirability of something Edit
- I value skiing because it is highly desirable to me.
- Honesty is a value that can guide difficult decisions.
- She chose work that matched her values.
- A person may value fairness more than convenience.
Task: Define argument (critical thinking)
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A conclusion together with one or more reasons or evidence offered to justify accepting that conclusion. Edit
- This is an example of an argument: You should eat a Mediterranean diet (conclusion) because it improves long-term health outcomes (reason).
- In critical thinking, students learn to construct arguments that are both logical and persuasive.
- The professor asked us to identify the main argument in the article.
- She presented a compelling argument that convinced everyone of the plan's viability.
Task: Define evidence (argumentation)
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Information or details used to support a claim, argument, or conclusion. Edit
- Without evidence to support his claim, the argument fell apart quickly.
- The lawyer presented new evidence to strengthen her case.
- Scientists rely on empirical evidence to validate their hypotheses.
Task: Define reward (psychology)
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Anything that can tend to cause an organism (including a persson) to take or repeat an action. Edit
- I got several rewards from hiking: seeing beauty, connections with my partner, and seeing a moose.
- Praise can act as a reward when it makes a behavior more likely.
- A bonus may reward an employee for completing a difficult task.
Task: Define mea culpa (general usage)
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An acknowledgment of one's fault or error. Edit
- After realizing the oversight, he offered a sincere mea culpa to his team.
- The politician issued a public mea culpa for the misguided policy.
- Her mea culpa came too late to repair the damage done.
Task: Define drawback (psychology)
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Anything that tends to cause a person to not take or not repeat an action; typically something deemed undesirable or unwanted. Edit
- A long commute can be a drawback that discourages someone from taking a job.
- Pain after exercise may become a drawback if it makes a person avoid training.
- Some of the drawbacks of purchasing a car are: car cost, insurance cost, and the need for a parking place.
Task: Define motivation (psychology)
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The inner drive to engage in goal oriented actions. Edit
- Her motivation to finish the project was fueled by the upcoming deadline.
- Despite the challenges, his motivation to succeed kept him going.
- The team's motivation was boosted by the manager's encouraging words.
Task: Define payoff (psychology)
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Rewards minus drawbacks taken holistically. Edit
- The payoff of studying includes the reward of learning minus the drawback of lost free time.
- A person may repeat an action when the payoff feels positive overall.
Task: Define sine qua non (everyday usage)
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An indispensable condition or element that is necessary for something else to occur or exist. Edit
- A solid education is the sine qua non for a successful career.
- Freedom of speech is a sine qua non of a democratic society.
- Integrity is the sine qua non of a trustworthy leader.