22-11-16【地道美语258】别上头，你更需要批判性思维Critical thinking

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我们无时无刻不在面临做出各种抉择，有些决定影响深远必须正确不容任何闪失，此时万万不能“上头”，而是应该十分理性。善于运用批判性思维的人能大大提高选择正确率，更有效权衡利弊，抱着怀疑态度仔细审视每个选项，高效率排除，只留下最有用、最可靠的信息。五步提升批判性思维，打开新思路，人生步步稳。

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dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, you teach writing, _______?

Mark:  I______________ currently.  But I've __________for one of the professorswhere I work.

Jingjing:  ______________,as far as I'm concerned—because I'm wondering how you______________.

Mark:  Icould ___________________.

Jingjing: I'd rather __________.  What do you tell your students about it?

Mark:  Well,I have most of the students ____________ in one course I teach.  Mondaythis week, I talked with them about______________.

Jingjing: Was___________ critical thinking?

Mark:  Italked about writing ____________________, and including effective details in__________.  So, in a way, both of them had to do with critical thinking,I suppose.

Jingjing: Critical thinking is a pretty _____________.  But it'sworth talking about, especially with students.

Mark:  I'mafraid they hear about it too much.  One of my favorite writers taught atWellesley, and had a student who praised him by ________________________. Talking about critical thinking is like that—it only ________________.

Jingjing:  Ihave to______________.  I think a few pieces of sound advice canhelp someone to find several new opportunities to __________ in their dailylife.  By the time they have to______________, they might already become__________________—if they've taken a few pieces of advice.

Mark:  I'd______ that it depends more on the person_____________________.  But, itsounds like you'd like to share some advice about critical thinking.

Jingjing:  Iwould.  I came across an article______________.  It had____________critical thinking.

Mark:  Thatdoesn't sound like too much of ________.  I'd be glad to hearpieces of advice.

Jingjing: Here goes: First, _______________.  Second, gather information. Third, apply the information.  Fourth, ________________.  AndFifth, explore other points of view.

Mark:  Thosesound _________.  Was the writer thinking people____________________________?

Jingjing: When I read the article, it sounded more like people _______________, ornot seeing important choices as times when _________________.

Mark:  Thosewould be ______________.  Anyway, it doesn't________________________.

Jingjing: How about I send you the article.  When you come back with coffee,________________.

Mark:  I'll____________.  See you in a few minutes.

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, __________________ the article?  Are you ready to talk with meabout it?

Mark: _____________ was super long.  So, I read the article twice.  Icould say_____________.

Jingjing: That's_____________.  Did you like it?

Mark:  Youwere right about _____________.  Two sentences from an early paragraph_______________:Rather than choosing an answer because it feels right, a person who usescritical thinking subjects all available options to _________________.Using the tools at their disposal, they'll ________________________ the mostuseful and reliable information.

Jingjing: ________________________, right?  What did you think about the fivesteps?

Mark:  Thefirst step sounds pretty obvious, but could _______________________ by anyonemaking a major decision.  If someone's buying something expensive, ortaking a new job, they should __________________________ for them.

Jingjing:  Iagree.  Product brands and company names _________________________.

Mark:  So, ifsomeone ___________________, they're _________________for alternatives thatmight not have presented themselves at the outset, as well as________ about thething they are choosing.

Jingjing:  Whatdid you think about ___________, gather information?

Mark:  Again,it sounded obvious from the list.  But, when________________ askingyourself what you really want, it________________, and reminded me of aninterview with Brian Lam, founder of Wirecutter, which I heard on the radiorecently.

Jingjing: That company ________________, doesn't it?

Mark:  You'reright.  People buy carelessly, or __________________.  Ina world of brand monopolies, ads, and __________________, Brian Lam took acritical approach, much like what was described in the article we'rediscussing.

Jingjing: I'll have to _________ Wirecutter.  I'll _____________ a new tabletsoon.

Mark:  Aboutthe third step, in the article, I liked ______________ the writer provided.

Jingjing:  ______________did you like best?

Mark:  Ismy_________ of the information_______________?

Jingjing: That's a very critical question, and ______________ almost any decision.

Mark:  Thanksfor ________________, Jingjing.

Jingjing:  Mypleasure.  What do you think ___________________ next time you're_________a hard choice?

Mark:  Hmm, Imight just ________ these five steps with___________________, and then filleach space with a sentence __________________ the hard choice I'm facing.

Jingjing: That sounds _____________.  I might try that too.

Mark: _________________________, Jingjing.  See you again soon!

new words andphrases

same difference 

talk about<something> until <someone is> blue in the face

a nebulous topic 

take issue with<something>  

an earful  

<something>jumps out at <someone>  

scrutiny  

skepticism  

caveat  

rack<someone's> brain

logically sound