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• Information - Facts provided or learned about something or someone. Knowledge from investigation, study, or instruction

  (Meriam-Webster).
• According to the Encyclopedia of Information Science (1977),

  information has a unique quality as a resource and a commodity.
• Information age – a modern age where information has become a commodity that is quickly and widely disseminated and easily available especially through the use of computer technology

  (Meriam-Webster).
• First-hand information – sources of \information may not be available
• Second-hand Information – data already gathered by other people and processed into useful information that we can use.
• Facts – refers to something that can be verified or proved to be true.
• Opinion- refers to a judgement or belief about something.
• Argumentation and Debate – venues that allow people to look at the different dimensions of a particular issue and help them to decide wisely.
• Argumentation – constructed and evaluated
• Debate – speaking game
• THE FOUNDATION OF ARGUMENTATION IS CRITICAL THINKING
• Logic – refers to the science of thinking methodically.
• Rhetoric – refers to the art of communicating persuasively.
• Deductive – you arrive at a conclusion based on a general idea that leads to a more specific.
• Inductive – if you look at a specific detail such as trends and illustrations and use them as base of your conclusion, then you are thinking inductively.
• Appropriate language – language that fits your audience and matches the purpose
• Tone - the attitude conveyed in the writing and may encompass formality, objectivity, intimacy, and similar aspects.
• Style - the mechanical or technical aspects of writing and may be specific to the requirements of the subject or topic.
• Format - the way in which something is arranged or set out.
• Professional Communication – requires use of language that is most appropriate to given situation in the workplace.
• Vulgar language or slang that demean is consider offensive in the workplace
• Use jargon words only if you are among colleagues who belong to the same profession otherwise do not use jargon in the company of colleagues who are not familiar with field of expertise or interest.
• Political correctness in language means using words that have positive suggestions or connotations to avoid discrimination.