critical thinking
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Thinking
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• Communication process influences the way we think and make decisions.
• We must be aware of the words, tone, and body language we portray.
• We must understand, clarify, and confirm the information given.
One and only truth
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• Critical thinkers need to think in terms of arguing over validity. If there is truth, a critical thinker can not argue an absolute fact, but there can be many valid positions on a claim.
• Validity measures how certain we are of any given situation. Based on the knowledge we know of the information, we draw the most reasonable outcome.
Critical Thinkers use theContinuum of Certainty to measure validity.
The more information that is discovered, the more one moves towards the right, & the more certain you are of your belief.
A threshold is where we accept the argument.
The argument is valid and reasonable to be accepted.
Critical Thinkers..
stay focused
evaluate altern
atives
seek precisiontake supporta
ble position
Open to others’positions
well-informed