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Developing Our Critical Thinking Skills

Developing Our Critical Thinking Skills

Q Locate a short speech addressing an issue that will interest you. Consider speeches about civic or political issues, as they often elicit emotional responses and strong opinions. After viewing this speech, answer the following questions: 1. What is the speaker saying? 2. Is the evidence credible and accurate? 3. Are there any assumptions or biases behind the speaker's claims? 4. What are my personal feelings and opinions about the speaker's claims? 5. Are there any personal biases affecting my listening? 6. What other barriers to active listening might be hindering me? PreviousNext

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That there are consequences when one remains silent, it is important to be able to express ourselves as human beings and to be able to express ourselves correctly. He says that silence is the residue of fear, many times we can defend ourselves and some time we can make others' day better for a single question, hows's your day? Yes, he use this quote of Dr. Marting Luther King JR. that I like, ( in the end, we will remember not the word of the enemies, but the silence of a friend) which is very acurate. We have to speak for ourselves and tell the true.