Question

Write a brief summary of each portion with examples (NOT FROM TEXTBOOK) of the GASCAP/T:

1. Generalization

2. Analogy

3. Sign

4. Consequence

5. Authority

6. Principle

7. Testimony

Answer 1

1. Generalization: Generalization is commonly used to describe the facts in some situations and may be on some cases this may not be helpful at all. It is basically an extract of the abstracts from similar properties. It has a good broad application in many specialized context too.

Example: Mostly every salesman lies to earn more money.

2.  Analogy: Analogy is all about decision-making, perception, creativity, communication, generalization and many more. Sometimes it may specifically define to make good comparison to understand the worth. Analogy is a cognitive science.

Example: A life is like a box full of surprises – you never know what you will get, what will happen etc.

3. Sign: Sign is a form of symbols and they play a vital role in every aspect might be a personal life or professional life. There are various forms of sign like natural, conventional, physical and etc. A sign is generally an object or an event.

Example: She/he is travelling by road and suddenly they see a sign board with stating go slow. This is a physical sign.

4.  Consequence: If something happened and it doesn’t show any positive sign that comes under consequence. For every situation there are some consequences which we face on daily basis.

Example: It is raining heavily and this may create consequences and that might be good or bad.

5. Authority: Authority in common words termed as power. It has an ability to make decisions,.

Example:  In a court a judge has an authority to active the case or to close the case.

6. Principle: A principle a values of guidelines to evaluate any situations and act accordingly. In common language it can be called as rule book. Through this things can turn out as positive or negative.

Example: If you are travelling on flight you should follow certain fundamental principles like – keeping your belt and be on limitations.

7.  Testimony: A testimony is a written statement which is formally given to a particular person or on any specific situations. It can be an evidence on certain scenarios. It can be positive or negative.

Example: You won an award and media is supposed to write few written statements on newspaper about and for that they requested an interview, this is also called as testimony.