Universal Intellectual Standards
Reasoning Elements
Essential Intellectual Traits
Combination of Proficient and Components
Proficient Critical Thinker
100
How does that bear on the issue?
What is relevance
100
Your goal, objective...what your trying to accomplish: function, motive, and intentions
What is Think about your Purpose
100
Recognizing that one should not claim more than one actually knows
What is Intellectual humility
100
Having a consciousness of the need to treat all viewpoints alike.
What is Fair-mindedness
100
An independent mind. You must restrain your desire to believe because of social pressure to conform.
What is Free Thinking
200
How could you find out if that is true?
What is accuracy
200
What I gathered and what you know=conclusion, solution, interpretation
What is Watch your Inferences
200
imaginatively put oneself in the place of others in order to genuinely understand them
What is Intellectual empathy
200
Universal + Reasoning Elements=
What is Essential Intellectual Traits
200
Natural curiosity to further your understanding and put in the necessary work sufficient to evaluate the multiple sides of issues.
What is High Motivation
300
Could you be more specific?
What is precision
300
Follows logically from your thinking and results to a consequence based on your action.
What is Think through the Implications
300
Courage to be true to your own thinking
What is Intellectual courage
300
With proper encouragement people can learn to think for themselves
What is Confidence in reason
300
Adhering tentatively to recently acquired opinions; being prepared to examine new evidence and arguments even if it leads you discover flaws in your own beliefs. Recognizing that one should not claim more than one actually knows
What is Intellectual Humility
400
You cannot tell anything about the topic
What is Clarity
400
Expressed through and shaped by....theories, definition, principles, laws and models
What is Clarify your concepts
400
The recognition of the need to be true to one’s own thinking
What is Intellectual integrity
400
Struggle with confusion and unsettled questions over extended period
What is Intellectual Perseverance
400
Willing to investigate viewpoints that are different from your own...actively listening and thinking about an idea, solution or criticism that on the surface you might not normally subscribe to even if you believe you are right.
What is Open-Mindedness
500
You should consider if there's an argument/position that hasn't been heard. See form all sides.
What is breadth
500
Data, facts, observations and experience.
What is Gather Information
500
Having rational control of one’s beliefs, values, and inferences
What is Intellectual autonomy
500
Another term for "superficial"
What is Depth
500
Ask questions in order to ascertain what's truthful and what is not. Causes one to ask questions instead of immediately "jumping on the bandwagon" or simply accepting others opinions.
What is Healthy Skepticism
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