INTRO TO CRITICAL THINKING Flashcards
CRITICAL THINKER
HAS A PASSIONATE DRIVE FOR CLARITY, PRECISION, AND ACCURACY
UNCRITICAL THINKER
THINKS IN WAYS THAT ARE UNCLEAR, IMPRECISE, AND INACCURATE
EGOCENTRISM
SOMEONE’S INABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT ANOTHER PERSON’S VIEW OR OPINION MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN THEIR OWN
SOCIOCENTRISM
A TENDENCY TO ASSUME THE SUPERIORITY OR RIGHTEOUSNESS OF ONE’S OWN SOCIAL GROUP
SKILLS OF A CRITICAL THINKER
UNDERSTANDING, ANALYSING, AND EVALUATING ARGUMENTS AND VIEWPOINTS
HOW DOES A CRITICAL THINKER REASONS?
LOGICALLY, DATA-DRIVEN, AND EVIDENCE-BASED
WHAT IS THE CHARACTER OF A CRITICAL THINKER?
INTELLECTUALLY HONEST, ACKNOWLEDGES LIMITATIONS
WHAT IS GROUP THINK?
GROUP OPINION THAT INFLUENCES YOUR OWN OPINION
ONE WHO PASSES JUDGMENT, PERSON SKILLED IN JUDGING MERIT IN SOME PARTICULAR CLASS OF THINGS
CRITIC
MIDDLE FRENCH TERM FOR CRITIC
CRITIQUE
LATIN TERM FOR CRITIC
CRITICUS
GREEK TERM FOR CRITIC
KRITIKOS
NEGATIVE CONNOTATION OF CRITICAL
FAULTFINDER, CENSURER, JUDGMENTAL
POSITIVE CONNOTATION OF CRITICAL
EXERCISES SKILLED JUDGMENT OR OBSERVATION
CUTTING THROUGH THE CONFUSION AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT SURROUND EVERYDAY PROBLEM AND ISSUES
PRECISION
PASSION FOR ACCURATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION
ACCURACY
FOCUSED AND DOES NOT ALLOW HIMSELF TO GET DISTRACTED BY IRRELEVANT MATTERS
RELEVANCE
AGREEMENT OF PARTS/FEATURES TO WHOLE, AVOIDANCE OF CONTRADICTION
CONSISTENCY
SAYING OR BELIEVING INCONSISTENT THINGS ABOUT A PARTICULAR MATTER
LOGICAL INCONSISTENCY
SAYING ONE THING, DOING ANOTHER
PRACTICAL INCONSISTENCY
ABILITY TO DRAW WELL-FOUNDED CONCLUSIONS FROM THE BELIEFS WE HOLD
LOGICAL CORRECTNESS
DEEP AND COMPLETE THINKING AS OPPOSED TO SHALLOW OR SUPERFICIAL ONE
COMPLETENESS
OPEN-MINDED, IMPARTIAL THINKING FREE FROM BIAS
FAIRNESS
TENDENCY TO FOLLOW THE CROWD OR CONFORM
CONFORMISM
SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED OR SOMETHING THAT WE BELIEVE TO BE TRUE WITHOUT PROOF
ASSUMPTION
SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED WITHOUT GOOD REASON
UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTION
A VIEW THAT TRUTH IS A MATTER OF OPINION
RELATIVISTIC THINKING
TRUTH IS A MATTER OF CULTURAL OPINION
CULTURAL RELATIVISM
TRUTH IS A MATTER OF INDIVIDUAL OPINION
SUBJECTIVISM
BELIEVING SOMETHING NOT BECAUSE YOU HAVE GOOD EVIDENCE FOR IT BUT BECAUSE YOU WISHED IT WERE TRUE
WISHFUL THINKING
