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Including the middle : Beyond plus and minus for critical success

Including the middle : Beyond plus and minus for critical success . Including the middle : What it means. Goal : Achieving a multi-faceted mindset Method : Thinking critically Execution : Avoiding fallacies. Including the middle: How to do it. Find

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Including the middle : Beyond plus and minus for critical success

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  1. Including the middle: Beyond plus and minus for critical success KAWatson, Coastline CC

  2. Including the middle: What it means Goal: Achieving a multi-faceted mindset Method: Thinking critically Execution: Avoiding fallacies KAWatson, Coastline CC

  3. Including the middle: How to do it Find Define Disentangle Fix KAWatson, Coastline CC

  4. Including the middle: Finding the problem(s) Words: Scope, denotations, connotations Content words & function words Ideas: Implications, suggestions, allusions Reasoning processes: Logic, insinuation, & illogic KAWatson, Coastline CC

  5. In the middle: Defining …. ……the nature of the problem word uses? premises? conclusions? ……the “name” of the problem a fallacy of a particular type? ……the schema of the problem a pattern of A, B, C….. KAWatson, Coastline CC

  6. In the middle: Disentangling the illogical …via attention to (various) interpretations …via efforts to achieve specificity …via discernment of the unspoken, accepted ...via alternative methods of expression KAWatson, Coastline CC

  7. In the middle: Fixing the fallacious Be attentive Ask questions Determine the goal Be aware of logic Play the devil’s advocate Bounce ideas off others Be critical KAWatson, Coastline CC

  8. Include it? Exclude it? Think! Fallacy watch….some examples e.g., X or not X versus X or Y e.g., All X are Y; Z is Y; therefore, Z is X e.g., B=C, because C=B (petitioprincipii) e.g., word sense and/or ambiguity KAWatson, Coastline CC

  9. Including the middle Consequences Vigilant attention in reading, listening Improved attentiveness Honed critical skills Increased transdisciplinarity Logical clarity KAWatson, Coastline CC

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