...Different Styles of Critical Thinking and Decision Making Charles Cunningham, Stacy Graham, Daniel Kaelin, Tresha Yarberry, MGT/350 August 22, 2011 Hank Reeves Different Styles of Critical Thinking and Decision Making Logical thinking, scientific thinking, creative thinking, and optimistic thinking are a few of the different thinking styles used for critical thinking. A person has to know what type of problem he or she is dealing with to know what type of critical thinking style he or she would need to use. Knowing the difference of these four critical thinking styles will help people use critical thinking better. Logical Thinking Philosophy defines logic as the study of the essential truths and methodical methods for clearly expressing and thoroughly representing such truths (Jones, 1995). Logical thinking relates to the consistency of the facts and the validity of arguments. Critical thinking most closely resembles the logical thinking style in the rawest form as it should be unbiased and only influenced by proven factual information. Logic looks to common sense to determine the best action to take based on the desired outcome. The scientific thinking style is the most similar to the logical thinking style because it is based on valid arguments for taking a certain action. It rules out emotional thinking because it is biased and influenced by what is wanted by the parties involved. Dan’s company uses a software program for procurement functions...
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...Critical Thinking Application Critical Thinking by some is thought to be as important as or more important than most material or physical items such as money, homes, or automobiles. So what is more important than critical thinking? Well, a couple of extreme examples to illuminate the point are food and water. They are without a doubt two of the most important items that our body requires for survival, and so it is with the application of critical thinking. In this paper I will discuss my understanding of critical thinking and relate it to a personal experience at work, showing its validity in the work environment. I will also explain its importance and benefits. Critical Thinking According to the National Counsel for Excellence in Critical Thinking Instruction, critical thinking is defined as “the mode of thinking about any subject, content, or problem in which the thinker improves his or her quality of thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and imposing intellectual standards upon them.”( Scriven, M., & Paul, R.,1987). Critical thinking involves how one goes about gathering, evaluating, and choosing information and the best methods in solving situations or problems. Critical thinkers are rational and focus strictly to the facts in order to analyze the issues at hand. They are open-minded to all possible options, think outside the box for new ideas, and recognize any bias in his or her thinking and decision making. Thinking is a part...
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...Emotional Thinking Style Emotional thinking will often involve very basic thought processes that are normally based on things that are already known, experiences, and events in life. How is critical thinking related to the emotional thinking style? Critical thinking enables each person to take active command of not only our thoughts, but our feelings, emotions, and desires. It is critical thinking which provides us with the mental tools needed to thoroughly understand how reasoning works, and how those tools can be used to take command of what we think, feel, desire, and do. Emotions are very important in everyday life and it drives each person to detailed attention, which in turn drives learning and memory. Emotions and instinct are part of human nature that is instilled in each and every person. Wen-Yu Chao (2006) states the following about emotional thinking “Emotions and feelings are not logical, but it doesn't mean they are bad. On the contrary, they are what make the world beautiful. Without them, we will lose music, paintings, sculptures, poems, and all wonderful creative work derived from the sensitive part of our mind. There is simply no way to argue without some sort of emotional bias. Emotions can be a great motivator for everything that happens in life. However, the emotional thinking style, unlike the logical thinking style, is often not based on a great deal of facts and it often requires very little thinking. The logical thinking style is usually...
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...Personal Thinking Styles Based on the information presented in the survey, it is clear to see that my personal thinking style is highest for my affiliative style and approach. This is primarily because I like to ensure that I have support whenever I make my way in a test whether it is on an academic level or on a personal basis. My ability to forge these relationships with my cohorts is something that I value very much as I’m a strong believer that you learn more from the environments around you as opposed to a single textbook or other method of self-improvement or educational medium. My second highest percentile is from my ability to be encouraging on a humanistic level. I believe that the fact that I’m a mother comes into play here, and I often try to see every person a child of God and due to this, I make it a conscious effort in my everyday life to make sure that everyone is pleased and can work on the same level to get a task completed as expected. Unquestionably, my limiting style that is working against me and reduces my overall effectiveness stems from my yearning to be a perfectionist and to complete a task to the highest standard. Through implying such a method, I feel that I have subconsciously worked to limit my professional effectiveness in organizations and have not be able to develop as quickly as I’d like as I am constantly held back by tasks which need to be completed and sent out in a quick and specific time frame rather than something that is slow and tenuous...
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...Personal Thinking Style Primary Style - Humanistic-Encouraging (Agree) Humanistic Encouraging style at work helped me to understand my employees need and satisfaction level while completing a project and it helps me to provide problem solving skills and confidence to take their responsibility of completion of the task. For me my colleagues are as important as task in my hands as their point of view is as important as mine. I prefer team tasks and seeing my colleagues achieve set of goals. It helps me ability to lead a team successfully and having closer and healthy relationships at workplace, mutual respect. I get sense of satisfaction to encourage my colleagues. The same style helped me in my personal life as a mentor to my kid, help him across with school work and some emotional changes. I learned to be more patience while working with my family members and broader acceptance of cultural values in my family as my marriage is intercultural. I share very strong bond with family members. Second Style - The Conventional Style (Disagree with some parts of it) I don’t believe or I see myself being conventional type or style kind of manager in the past because I promote innovation thinking at workplace and build healthy relationships with my colleagues at workplace and outside the workplace. I don’t feel insecurity at workplace because I do my best what is expected out of me from higher management. Some of the points I agree with at workplace Sometimes I do things...
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...Organizational Behavior Forces Discussion LT Chart / Matrix FORCES | COMMUNICARE INC. | Vallivue School Dist | Self-employed construction | Winco Foods | COMPANY #5 | Restructuring | In the 3 years that I have worked for Communicare Inc, I have not witnessed any restructuring. The company has maintained the same organizational structure since it opened in the 1980’s. It has been owned and operated by Tom and Linda Wittermore the whole time. I do not foresee any restructuring within the company until after Tom and Linda Wittermore retire. | Unless Idaho laws change the education system, the structure will continue to be the same. The classrooms will have a teacher and students. The school with have its principals and all the schools will have the district office. | The turn that the economy has taken has caused significant changes and restructuring in the construction field. The massive upheaval in the housing market has caused many a home owner to lose their home or have difficulty even making the mortgage let alone doing any type of construction. That has caused most contractors to scale back…or find side work. | In the 13 years that I have been employed, the company has changed more than I care to admit. They have gone from a C corp to an S corp Not sure if that is right. But with the increasing number of stores and employee’s the com[any has to change and restructure everything to increase profits. | | Organizational Mission | To provide health and rehabilitative services...
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...awesome as ever. It would bother me to see clients leave a salon with their hair still looking a mess. I took the initiative to be the best and nothing less at styling hair. My mom took me to hair shows to give me ideas on creating hairstyles for clients. One Christmas, my parents bought me a huge box of beauty supplies because of my obsession with styling hair. I would go and sit inside hair salons to get tips on how to magnify hairstyles. Being able to style hair in many ways and coloring the hair is part of the reason why cannot stop thinking about it. Styling hair gives me the ability to feel free and not limited to any hairstyle. If I was challenged to modify a trending hairstyle, I would gladly accept and give it my all. I felt that if a person achieved a different look on a regular basis they would motivate others to maybe try something new. It amazed me how the stylist would color and style a client hair. It was a must that I learn how to color a client hair also. I was so excited when I would color and style a client hair in a short bob. The color would be rust and faded into a burnt orange that shined so bright once the sunlight hits it. Seeing my clients with a huge smile is what drove me to be very passionate about styling hair. Being obsessed with styling hair is the best obsession I could ever have. Creating different hairstyles for clients give me the opportunity to reveal a reflection of beauty within. I will be returning to school so I can obtain my...
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...blond hair appears flattened out of gold.” I think by using figurative language Percy wants to better explain what specific place and object, which is in my opinion very effective because it makes essay look more understandable. Percy’s choice of words is great too, which entertain readers. 4. As I mentioned before Percy’s use of metaphors in his essay “Invasion” is very effective since he’s got a very nice choice of words that attract readers. Percy uses extended metaphor very effectively too. He compares to unlike things and continues it throughout few sentences. But comparing to short metaphors extended one doesn’t help him as much as short ones because of its size. 5. There were several instances where Percy used straightforward style such as in these sentences: “The last time I was there, January, I trudged into a coffee shop to warm up. Ahead of me in line stood a teenager. He was wearing sunglasses, designer aviators. His hair was...
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...order to convey the theme of communication. Throughout the entire story of Sonny’s Blues, the narrator and his brother interact through exchanging words countless times. The question posed is whether or not the narrator can truly hear what his brother is saying to him. Through an examination of the narration style and the ways in which the characters are composed, we can see how Baldwin develops the theme of communication throughout Sonny’s Blues. Directly at the start of Sonny’s Blues we can identify the first-person narration. “I read about it in the paper, in the subway, on my way to work. I read it, and I couldn’t believe it, and I read it again.” (p. 75) Over and over again Baldwin uses “I” and “my” allowing the reader to easily detect the first-person narration style. The limited first-person narration will be crucial in the development of the theme of communication due to reader’s abilities to know narrator’s thoughts and feelings, but not Sonny’s. We know that the narrator is limited and not omniscient due to the fact mentioned before; the narrator does not have the ability to know what Sonny is thinking. This inability to know what Sonny is thinking is pivotal in the way Baldwin builds the theme of communication between the brothers. Due to the fact that the narrator is limited to his own thoughts, we see the brothers come into conflict trying to communicate after the death of their...
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...1.What did you learn about the author from your preliminary research | * Known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. * She married her writing teacher, the poet R. H. W. Dillard, ten years her senior. | 2. Which point of view does the author use to tell the story and how does it impact the reader? | * First person-It gave a better understanding for the person reading because it allows the piece to go more in depth with information considering her daughter is telling the story. | 3. How would you describe the author’s use of diction? Be sure to include a few examples: | * The writing style of the author seems to be informative and serious.-When she describes the way her mother plays checkers. | 4. Identify some different resources of language (rhetorical devices) that the author employs to achieve a desired effect. Be sure to explain how the author’s use of rhetorical affects the audience. | * Allusions-She included how she was mayor of New York.-Lendalarm | 5. How would you describe the author’s tone? How does the author generate this tone? What is the impact of this tone on the reader? | * Very calm-Through the way she writes the passage.-The tone lets the reader know it is an interesting, yet serious passage. | 6. Describe the intended audience. Can you prove this assertion? | * The readers of the book.-At the top it shows the title of the book | 7. How is this selection structured? | * Chronological | 8. Vocabulary words...
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...attitude to face work situations throughout working life. It is the way that can access more information on the specific area of interest within my profession, organically as well as allowing me access to new discoveries, studies and creations that are being developed. What concerns, if any, do you have with academic writing and reading? What two university resources will you use to strengthen your writing and reading skills (refer to your Student Life Worksheet)? The Center for Writing Excellence provides a convenient online resource. The center for writing excellence help with everything from brushing up on grammar basics to putting the finishing touches on a paper. What is your personal learning style (refer to the Ch. 1 Aplia homework)? I consider my personal learning style in Mode 4. I like to influence and lead others. I`m consider myself as entrepreneur, risk taker and leader. I really enjoy take action and complete projects. At my job I drive all business development and Sales Consultant experience. What are two obstacles you might need to overcome (refer to your Life Factors and personality assessments)? After taking the Life Factors assessment the two obstacles that I might need to overcome are...
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...poem the sound of rain can be heard through these words. In addition to this, onomatopoeia also adds to the effect with the word ‘splash’ in the seventh stanza. There are different types of language used within the poem, the rhyme scheme used is easy to follow and uses an ‘a, a, b, b, c, c, d, d’ couplet sequence. Further to this, each of the lines consist of eight syllables and each of the stanzas consist of four lines. This style is kept consistent throughout, making the reading of it easy to follow. Continuing with style of language, Noyes uses archaic language, which suggests this has not been written in the recent years, ‘portly pride’, ‘O love’. It could be established that Noyes has kept the style consistent to mirror the descriptions and to keep the poem flowing. Subjective language is used, especially in the last stanza where an opinion is portrayed, ‘And who would sail for Greece or Rome, When such a highway leads him home?’. The reader could be persuaded to look at their own home towns and see the magnificent imagery, rather than the thinking of a dark and damp scene. There is also use of enjambment, this could symbolise the flow of the...
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...Stream of consciousness. A literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are described in a continuous flow. Interior monologue. Expression of a character’s thoughts. Soliloquy. The act of speaking alone. Dramatic monologue. Speech of lone character. Flashback technique. A scene or event from the past that appear in a narrative form. Much of films exposition is handled through flashbacks. Allegory. Symbolic expression of meaning in story. Alliteration. Use of similar consonants. Hyperbole. Exaggerated statements. Imagery. Use of figurative language especially metaphors and similies. Oxymoron. Expression with contradictory words like wise fool. Paradox. Something absurd or contradictory. Satire. Use of wit especially irony or ridicule to criticize behavior Tone. Way of speaking Irony. Something said or written that uses humor based on words. Satire. Symbolism. Artistic use of symbols to express something. Hamartia. A flaw in the character of protagonist that brings about his downfall. Personification. Perfect example of something. Embodiment. Ambiguity. Doubt about the meaning or statement with multiple meaning. Building-Roman. Walled roofed structure. Climax. Most exciting part of the story. Conflict. Differences of opinions. Opposition between characters that shapes or motivates the action of the plot. Crisis. Dangerous, worrying or critical time. Denouement. Final stage or...
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...2059-2070 © 2013 Educational Consultancy and Research Center www.edam.com.tr/estp DOI: 10.12738/estp.2013.4.1681 How do Thinking Styles Influence Collaborative Dispositions? A Study on the Relationships between Thinking Styles and Collaborative Dispositions for Youngsters in Taiwan a b Mingchang WU Shihuei HO National Yunlin University of Science and Technology Taipei Municipal University of Edcation c d Hsiuhsu LIN Wenlung CHANG Chaoyang University of Technology National Yunlin University of Science and Technology e Lihua CHEN National Yunlin University of Science and Technology Abstract Collaboration dispositions keep attracting high attention in the business world for organizational competition and teamwork efficiency. Educators also highly value the cultivation of youngsters’ thinking strategies and styles which facilitate their learning performance and even career achievement. This study was conducted to identify the relationship among thinking styles (including positive thinking and negative thinking) and collaborative dispositions. Three self-rating instruments were employed to survey 901 college students’ experience as research data. A series of analyses on the reliability and validity of instruments were conducted to validate the measurement model. The SEM analysis results indicated the structural model and the influences of both thinking styles on the youngsters’ collaborative dispositions. In addition, it was concluded that only the individuals highly evaluating...
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...used to great effect in the prose with special emphasis on falling and birds. O’Brien employs various literary techniques to create a giddy, dreamlike tone in the passage. Powerful themes are presented includingthe desire of release and the inability to rid oneself of blame.The passage gives insight into the pure and innocent psyches of the soldiers which are normally hidden through gruff exteriors. The structure of the passage is set as two almost solid paragraphs with very little form and shape. This physical density allows the reader to appreciate the immensity of the prose and becomeengrossed in the flowing movement of it.The initial paragraph is broken in the centre by an italicised sentence which deviates from the informal flowing style used previously to a coarse colloquial one. This serves to give the piece a sense of balance and symmetry while also reminding the reader that even in this ethereal vision the soldiers are still very much human. Partway through the initial paragraph one unusually large sentence begins making up the bulk of the passage. This creates a graceful, fluid tone that contributes to the dreamlike feel of the prose. This is enhanced by frequent use of dashes and commas which give the reader respite while not breaking the surreal grasp of the passage. The excerpt employs various uses of symbolism throughout its whole. The first of which are the ‘jumbo jets’ that transform into ‘screeching’ ‘sleek silver birds.’ These planes in particular are the...
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