Module 1 Flashcards

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Two barriers to critical thinking we all have…

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Egocentrism - viewing everything in relation to oneself

Sociocentrism - thinking your social group is superior

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Five ways critical thinking is achieved…

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Raise vital questions
Gather and assess relevant information
Reach well-reasoned conclusions and solutions
Think open-mindedly
Communicate effectively with others
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3
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Two Types of Thinking

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First Order - Ordinary, spontaneous, non-reflective

Second Order - analyzes, assess, reconstructs (critical)

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Weak Sense Critical Thinking

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Ignore the flaws in their own thinking, lacks fairmindedness & seeks to win disputes/arguments w/ trickery and deceit.

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Strong Sense Critical Thinking

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Consistent pursuit of what is intellectually fair and just, change view if confronted w/ superior reasoning.

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Fairmindedness

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Considering all relevant opinions equally without regard to one’s own sentiments or selfish interests.

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Intellectual Unfairness

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Feel no responsibility to represent viewpoints with which they disagree fairly and accurately. To be intellectually unfair is to always see yourself as right and just.

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8
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Intellectual Humility

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Commitment to understanding and overcoming one’s own ignorance.

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9
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Intellectual Courage

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Confronting ideas, viewpoints, or beliefs with fairness, even if they challenge your own.

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Intellectual Empathy

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Inhabiting the perspectives of others in order to genuinely understand them.

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Intellectual Integrity

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Holding oneself to the same rigorous intellectual standards that one expects others to meet.

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12
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Intellectual Perseverance

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Working one’s way through intellectual complexities despite frustrations inherent in doing so.

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13
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Intellectual Autonomy

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Thinking for oneself while adhering to standards of rationality.

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14
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How does one use “waisted” time?

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Take the time that is normally waisted i.e sitting in traffic, and use it to think about your thinking that occurred that day.

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15
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What are the universal intellectual standards.

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clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, significance, fairness

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16
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What are the three basic functions of the mind

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Thinking - How we make sense of the world
Feeling - How we are doing
Wanting - drives our actions