Review of chapts 1 6powerpoint
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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
Select
Sort
Interpret