Did You Know -- There are Nine Intellectual Standards We Can All Apply?

I am pretty excited to share another great thing I learnt in the video "Using the Tools of Critical Thinking for Effective Decision Making" by Dr. Linda Elders (May 2015).

Dr. Linda Elders shared a list of intellectual standards that I am going to use to formulate my questions going forward as I make decisions. 

1. Clarity: Could you elaborate further? Could you give me an example? Could you illustrate what you mean?
2. Accuracy: How could we check on that? How could we find out if it is true? How could we verify or test that? 
3. Precision: Could you be more specific? Could you give me more details? Could you be more exact?
4. Relevance: How does that relate to the problem? How does that bear on the question? How does that help us with the issue?
5. Depth: What factors make this a difficult problem? What are some of the complexities of this question? What are some of the difficulties we need to deal with? 
6. Breadth: Do we need to look at this from another perspective? Do we need to consider this from another point of view? Do we need to look at this another way?
7. Logic: Does this all make sense together? Does your first paragraph fit with your last? Does what you say follow from the evidence?
8. Significance: Is this the most important problem to consider? Is this the central idea to focus on? Which of the facts are most important? 
9. Fairness: Do I have vested interest in this issue?; Am I sympathetically representing the viewpoints of others?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1082&v=REW3uV18YTw

Intellectual standards (nine of them):

Dr. Linda Elder tells us how important it is to know that we may need to look at our problem/issue and take them/it apart. Define our purpose and ask, "Is this relevant"? Do our research on the facts so that we consider alternatives and differing points of view. Think about the implications, assumptions and dynamics of reasoning in our minds. Use this framework to help us make decisions on a daily basis...especially the really important ones!

Published on May 20, 2015

Complimentary Academic Webinar Presented By the Foundation for Critical Thinking and Conducted by Dr. Linda Elder.