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Human Factors, Jun 1, 1993
Standard internalist approaches to critical thinking insist that critical thinkers maintain consc... more Standard internalist approaches to critical thinking insist that critical thinkers maintain conscious, deliberate access to the reasons for their beliefs and actions. A more useful approach is externalist, focusing on the reliability of different types of processes for generating beliefs and decisions under different circumstances. We describe an externalist approach to critical thinking based on dialogue. According to the theory, critical thinking is asking and answering questions about alternative possibilities in order to achieve some objective. Three perspectives are coordinated (by different individuals or inside a single head): a proponent, an opponent, and a referee. By asking and answering questions, the defender and challenger introduce new possibilities (mental models), understand them more completely, and learn one another’s beliefs and preferences. The referee, who represents an external perspective, regulates the dialogue so that it reliably achieves the participants ’ ...
The McGraw-Hill Handbook of Homeland Security, 2005
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. eBooks, Feb 12, 2013
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Innovative Decision-Making Techniques
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
This interim report documents the efforts of Decisions and Designs, Inc. (DDI) toward the develop... more This interim report documents the efforts of Decisions and Designs, Inc. (DDI) toward the development of a general model for the evaluation of proposed and existing Command and Control centers. Such a model is desirable in and of itself and, in addition, can serve as a stepping ...
Human Factors, Jun 1, 1993
Standard internalist approaches to critical thinking insist that critical thinkers maintain consc... more Standard internalist approaches to critical thinking insist that critical thinkers maintain conscious, deliberate access to the reasons for their beliefs and actions. A more useful approach is externalist, focusing on the reliability of different types of processes for generating beliefs and decisions under different circumstances. We describe an externalist approach to critical thinking based on dialogue. According to the theory, critical thinking is asking and answering questions about alternative possibilities in order to achieve some objective. Three perspectives are coordinated (by different individuals or inside a single head): a proponent, an opponent, and a referee. By asking and answering questions, the defender and challenger introduce new possibilities (mental models), understand them more completely, and learn one another’s beliefs and preferences. The referee, who represents an external perspective, regulates the dialogue so that it reliably achieves the participants ’ ...
The McGraw-Hill Handbook of Homeland Security, 2005
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. eBooks, Feb 12, 2013
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
Innovative Decision-Making Techniques
Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2022
This interim report documents the efforts of Decisions and Designs, Inc. (DDI) toward the develop... more This interim report documents the efforts of Decisions and Designs, Inc. (DDI) toward the development of a general model for the evaluation of proposed and existing Command and Control centers. Such a model is desirable in and of itself and, in addition, can serve as a stepping ...