Reasoning about Testing.

This article argues against the sloppy logic in arguments for reconsidering standards and assessments in educational testing. Sloppy reasoning has three characteristics: It employs grandiose but vacuous rhetoric, makes careless inferences regarding cause and effect, and mistakes faith for fact. Whil...

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Published in:	Education Digest Vol. 56; no. 5; pp. 56 - 59
Main Author:	Cizek, Gregory J.
Format:	Article
Published:	Prakken Publications Jan91
Subjects:	Education Logic Reasoning Rhetoric Causation (Philosophy) Abolitionists Educational quality
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost