Clarity- Clarity is the start point for the standard. If a statement is unclear, we cannot determine whether it is accurate or relevant. Relevance- You have to determine howthe issue is that connected to the question? How does that bear on the issue? A statement can be clear, accurate, and precise, but not relevant to the question in question. For example, students often think that the amount of effort they put into a course should be used in raising their grade in a course. Often, however, the "effort" does not measure the quality of student learning; and when this is so, effort is irrelevant to their appropriate grade. Logicalness- When we think, we bring a variety of thoughts together into some order. When the combination of ideas is equally supporting and make sense in combination, the thinking is …show more content…
We have to do our research to ensure the information we are putting is supported with facts. Depth- A statement can be clear, accurate, precise, and relevant, but, lack depth. For example, the statement, "Just say No!" which is often used to discourage children and teens from using drugs, is clear, accurate, precise, and relevant. Nevertheless, it lacks depth because it treats an extremely complex issue, the pervasive problem of drug use among young people, superficially. It fails to deal with the complexities of the issue. Significance- The meaning of your statement has to be clear and to the point. You must ensure people fully understand the point you are trying to get across. Precision- A statement can be both clear and accurate, but not precise. For example; if we say that a person is overweight the number of pounds overweight need to be head on. Breadth- A line of reasoning may be clear accurate, precise, relevant, and deep, but lack breadth as in an argument from either the conservative or liberal standpoint which gets deeply into an issue, but only recognizes the insights of one side of the