the notion that persuasive discourse will be more effective if one first refutes positive arguments on the other side of a question before answering negative attacks on one’s own side. [Irving L. Janis; Paul Karl Feyerabend (1924–1994), Austrian-born U.S. philosopher]
n. a set of study methods developed on the basis of research in cognitive psychology. The set represents six steps required for acquiring information: preview, question, read, reflect, recite, and review.