{"id":529,"date":"2011-12-16T11:44:55","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T19:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crossexaminedblog.com\/?page_id=529"},"modified":"2013-07-23T11:26:54","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T18:26:54","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/about\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>It helps to have a common vocabulary. \u201cGlossary\u201d isn\u2019t quite the right word for this list since many of these are ideas or phrases instead of single words, and \u201cencyclopedia\u201d is far too grand. Anyway, I hope this list is helpful. More will be added with time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-abiogenesis-and-panspermia\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Abiogenesis<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/05\/12\/word-of-the-day-genetic-and-ad-hominem-fallacies\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Ad Hominem Fallacy<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/07\/dr-johnson-the-angel-of-mons\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Angel of Mons<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/12\/03\/word-of-the-day-apologetics\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Apologetics<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/04\/28\/word-of-the-day-argument-from-authority-and-how-consensus-fits-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Argument from Authority<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/07\/word-of-the-day-atheists-wager\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Atheist\u2019s Wager<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/01\/14\/word-of-the-day-beg-the-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Beg the Question<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/03\/10\/word-of-the-day-bronze-age-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Bronze Age Collapse<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/02\/06\/word-of-the-day-burqa-niqab-hijab\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Burqa<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/09\/05\/burden-of-proof\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Burden of Proof<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/08\/29\/caltrop-argument\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Caltrop Argument<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/12\/24\/word-of-the-day-ce-and-bce\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">CE, BCE<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/01\/14\/word-of-the-day-beg-the-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Circular Reasoning<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/03\/03\/word-of-the-day-confirmation-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Confirmation Bias<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/06\/02\/word-of-the-day-cottlingley-fairies\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Cottingley Fairies<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/04\/19\/what-did-the-original-books-of-the-bible-say-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Criterion of Embarrassment<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/04\/19\/what-did-the-original-books-of-the-bible-say-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Criterion of Multiple Attestation<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/11\/05\/word-of-the-day-deepity\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Deepity<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-legend-myth-and-more\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Doctrine<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-legend-myth-and-more\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Dogma<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-dunning-kruger-effect\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Dunning-Kruger Effect<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-extraordinary-claims-and-extraordinary-evidence\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-legend-myth-and-more\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Fable<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-legend-myth-and-more\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Fairy Tale<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/02\/11\/word-of-the-day-hyperactive-agency-detection\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">False Negative<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/02\/11\/word-of-the-day-hyperactive-agency-detection\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">False Positive<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-legend-myth-and-more\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Folklore<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/05\/12\/word-of-the-day-genetic-and-ad-hominem-fallacies\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Genetic Fallacy<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/02\/18\/word-of-the-day-haggards-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Haggard\u2019s Law<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/02\/06\/word-of-the-day-burqa-niqab-hijab\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Hijab<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/10\/word-of-the-day-hoares-dictum\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Hoare\u2019s Dictum<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/02\/11\/word-of-the-day-hyperactive-agency-detection\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Hyperactive Agency Detection<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/01\/28\/word-of-the-day-irreducible-complexity\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Irreducible Complexity<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/02\/25\/word-of-the-day-theory-and-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Law, Scientific<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-legend-myth-and-more\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Legend<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-legend-myth-and-more\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Myth<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/02\/06\/word-of-the-day-burqa-niqab-hijab\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Niqab<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/11\/12\/word-of-the-day-opiate-of-the-masses\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Opiate of the Masses<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/08\/dr-johnson-abiogenesis-and-panspermia\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Panspermia<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/12\/17\/word-of-the-day-pareidolia\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Pareidolia<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/12\/10\/word-of-the-day-poes-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Poe\u2019s Law<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/08\/29\/principle-of-analogy\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Principle of Analogy<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/05\/26\/word-of-the-day-public-square\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Public\u00a0Square<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/06\/24\/word-of-the-day-russells-teapot\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Russell\u2019s Teapot<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/06\/13\/word-of-the-day-shibboleth\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Shibboleth<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/01\/07\/word-of-the-day-shermers-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Shermer\u2019s Law<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/04\/21\/word-of-the-day-survival-of-the-fittest\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Survival of the Fittest<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/12\/31\/word-of-the-day-systems-and-wicked-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Systems<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/04\/17\/what-did-the-original-books-of-the-bible-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Textus Receptus<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2012\/02\/25\/word-of-the-day-theory-and-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Theory, Scientific<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/12\/31\/word-of-the-day-systems-and-wicked-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Wicked vs. Tame Problems<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/crossexamined\/2011\/12\/16\/and-god-isnt-good-either\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">Word Hygiene<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It helps to 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