Hindrances to critical thinking Filters Allow things that meet certain criteria to flow through while preventing others Color or shape what comes through Can be a useful sorting mechanism Can be a feature of ID: 313104
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Filters, Barriers, and Impediments
Hindrances to critical
thinkingSlide2
Filters
Allow things that meet certain criteria to flow through while preventing others
Color or shape what comes through
Can be a useful sorting mechanism
Can be a feature of
mindful and reflective
thinking
But also screen out valuable input if they aren’t applied
mindfullySlide3
Barriers
Keep out rather than let in
May indicate the presence of non-critical, manmade, or
enculturated
thinking patterns
Can be useful in some circumstances
Require some kind of monitoring
Can be removed, sometimes with heavy lifting
Unless monitored carefully, usually a hindrance to mindful, reflective thinkingSlide4
Impediments
Often involve walls or total blockages
Often involve non-critical instead of critical standards of thinking, so they may inhibit mindful thinking
Often are reflexive and habitual, so they contradict or replace reflective thinking
Must be understood before they can be thought aroundSlide5
Nosich’s Impediments
Pictures formed from the news media
Pictures formed from entertainment and pop culture
All-or-nothing
thinking/black and white
Us vs. them
Stereotyping
FearSlide6
Nosich’s Impediments
Educational
practices (see p. 21)
Egocentrism
Developmental Thinking
Previous Commitments
Personal Experiences
DenialSlide7
The Difference Between. . .
Impediment-free thinking
Highly unusual
Not likely to happen when subject is significant
AND
Impediment-aware thinking
Means you are working
mindfully
Lets you make allowances for your barriers and impediments