Judgement
Judgement (or judgment)[1] (in legal context, known as adjudication) is the evaluation of given circumstances to make a decision.[2] Judgement is also the ability to make considered decisions. The term has at least five distinct uses.
"Judgment" redirects here. For other uses, see Judgment (disambiguation).
Aristotle suggested one should think of the opposite of different uses of a term, if one exists, to help determine if the uses are in fact different. Some opposites help demonstrate that their uses are actually distinct:
Additionally, judgement can mean personality judgment; a psychological phenomenon in which a person forms specific opinions of other people.
Christianity – warned about judging others in the Sermon on the Mount: "Do not judge, so that you may not be judged." (Matthew 7:1–5).
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The is a significant concept in the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), and also found in the Frashokereti of Zoroastrianism.
Last Judgement
– Attacking the person rather than the argument
Ad hominem
– Disproportionate weight in favor of or against an idea or thing
Bias
– Deliberate effort to damage an individual's reputation or credibility
Character assassination
– Deciding between multiple options
Choice
– Edict or proclamation usually issued by a head of state
Decree
– Any communication that can injure a third party's reputation
Defamation
– Prejudicial treatment based on membership in a certain group
Discrimination
– Claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue
False accusation
– Misleading someone into doubting reality
Gaslighting
– Christian theological concept
General judgment
– 1961 film by Stanley Kramer
Judgment at Nuremberg
Category:Judgment in Christianity
– Ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence
Phronesis
– Attitudes based on preconceived categories
Prejudice
– Presumption that a person is guilty of a crime
Presumption of guilt
– Type of anti-social behavior
Social undermining
– Effort to damage someone's reputation
Smear campaign
– Ability to think about and use concepts to deal adequately with a subject
Understanding
– Philosophical and ethical concept
Value judgment
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