Critical Thinking Basics
Activities such as reading, writing, speaking, and listening can be done critically or uncritically are called what?
Communication activities
Critical thinkers can recognize these and find workable solutions to them
Problems
To support critical thinking, people must engage in this kind of listening
Highly active listening
Low concentration often results from distractions, discomfort, stress, or this kind of personal influence.
Personal bias
This bias causes listeners to pick out information that supports preexisting beliefs.
Confirmation bias
Giving equal weight to all information instead of ranking it can cause problems with this.
Prioritization
This effect refers to how vivid or graphic events distort our perception
Vividness effect
Critical thinking is described as “a way of taking up the problems of ___.”
Life
Jumping to conclusions is an example of this kind of poor decision-making.
Poor judgment
This phrase describes when people make judgments before hearing all the information
Jumping ahead
Focusing on a flashy presentation instead of information is focusing on this rather than substance.
Style
Listeners often overlook dialogue because of this delay between speaking and understanding
Comprehension delay
Trying too hard to listen often prevents listeners from taking in what they truly need.
Important information
Cultural differences, accents, and appearance can create this obstacle in listening
Listening barriers