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Answer:
The correct word for the blank space is: interpreting.
Explanation:
Philosophy professor John Chaffee in his book "Thinking Critically" (1985) defines concepts as general ideas individuals use to recognize and organize experiences. According to Chaffe we from concepts by generalizing which implies focusing on common properties of a group of objects and by interpreting which implies considering different samples related to the concept to find out if they fulfill its definition.
Chaffee stated that concepts cannot be formed if the individuals do not know how to apply them and examples cannot be gathered if people do not know what those are examples of.
