- The way we determine what counts as knowledge, truth, or evidence is shaped by a set of underlying assumptions and rules about how the world works.
- It’s how we interpret, engage with, and validate ideas.
- It’s how we decide what’s credible, logical, or “true”.
- Epistemology provides the foundation for how we determine what is true.
- Thinking happens within epistemological contexts.
- This is why {10.3} media literacy does not address epistemological differences; it assumes shared rules that may not exist.