Critical disposition is least spontaneous when confronting one's most basic prejudices or deeply held convictions¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 1995 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2000: baselines and conditions change
Evidence quality · No study behind this claim is a peer-reviewed article with a DOI: it rests on an ERIC document (a report, conference paper or thesis). It is kept because 2 design pages cite it; treat it as a lead to check, not an established finding.

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Students may possess the ability but not the disposition to critically assess their own most basic beliefs and convictions. → Johnson 1995

Evidence¶

Johnson 1995¶

Johnson, David Kenneth. (1995). CRITO: Informal Logic, Critical Thinking, and the Argumentative Essay. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED384062

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Theoretical argument in the paper's introduction, paraphrasing Siegel: the disposition to apply reason assessment fails precisely when one's own deepest convictions are at stake, even when the ability is present. No empirical data are offered.

"the critical temper is least spontaneous as we confront our most basic prejudices or deeply held convictions. In these situations, to paraphrase Siegel, we may possess the ability, but not the disposition, to assess critically certain of our beliefs or claims."

Discussion¶

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