Review

Weeks 1 & 2What Have We Learned

1. Standing Up For Your Beliefs

Arguing should be a positive communication act

Arguments occur in every relationship

Arguing does not have to be a win/lose situation

It is ok to change your mind!

Approaches to Conflict

Assertive Non AssertiveAggressiveIndirect

Aggressive

WhinerWin/Lose Lose/WinWin/Win

2. Communicating an Argument

Perfect communication is impossible

It is impossible not to communicate

The sender has primary responsibility for successful communication

We all have a communication style!

Communication Model

Channel

Message

ReceiverSender

Encode Decode

Channel

Message

EncodeDecode

Truth vs. validity

There is no relationship between Truth and validity

Critical thinkers deal with validity, not Truth

Truth leads to dogmatism

It is ok to change your mind when faced with a more valid argument!

There can be many valid positions

Communication Style

We are actually part of all four styles

Everyone has their own style of communication

There is no one right or wrong style

It is important to know the strength and challenges of your communication style.

Communication Style

Eagle

Owl

Road Runner

Dove

Works quick on task

Works patiently on task

Works quickly with people

Works patiently with people

3. The Argumentative Environment

Greeks had three parts to an argument

The Greeks started it all with the Rhetorical Model

Logos

Let’s hear it for the Greeks!

Ethos

Pathos

Logic

Credibility

Emotion

4. Foundations of Critical Thinking

Thinking is different from intelligence

Lateral thinking is more creative than Vertical thinking

Smart is the integration of Intelligence, Knowledge, and Thinking

Thinking is a…………………..skill

Emotional intelligence is the use of emotions to improve thinking

5. Decision Making

There are two types of decision making:

Everyone has their own style of decision making

Improved decision making comes from knowing your strengths and weaknesses of your decision making style

Your style of decision making is based on

Observing vs. Knowing

Emotional vs. Unemotional

Voluntary

Involuntary

6. Discovering Our Realities

Our reality is created in our head from our perception of the environment

We increase the validity of our reality through reality testing

Reality is not real, it is an “illusion”

The 3 stage process of perception is

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