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Valerie Salgado-Ho
Valerie Salgado-Ho

The document discusses key areas of language that are important for critical thinking: word choice, ambiguity, definition, and intensity. It provides examples of how word choice can influence thought and behavior. Ambiguous language can cause confusion and lead to overgeneralization. Definition examines denotative and connotative meaning as well as operational, example-based, negation-based, and etymological definitions. Intensity of language discusses using respectful language without negatively raising emotional levels.

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Language and Critical Thinking Valerie Salgado-Ho
A good critical thinker uses language that meets the needs the expectation of the audience and is appropriate to. TIME PLACE PERSON OCCASION
AREAS OF LANGUAGE IMPORTANT TO CRITICAL THINKING WORD CHOICE AMBIGUITY DEFINITION INTENSITY
WORD CHOICE The Whorf-Sapir Hypothesis Thoughts and behaviors are determined and influenced by language Words of a particular language help to determine the way people interpret events that occurs
WORD CHOICE William Haviland language is not simply an encoding process for voicing our ideas and needs but is rather a shaping process that, by providing habitual grooves of expression which predispose people to see the world in a certain way, guides their thinking and behavior
AMBIGUITY Arguers selecting ambiguous language run the risk of being misunderstood and face rejection of their advocated point of view. EUPHEMISM A less direct term used in the place of a more specific term which may be considered offensive Domestic Engineer Housewife Sanitation Worker Janitor Strict Cruel
AMBIGUITY Ambiguous language can cause confusion The use of phrases such as new and improved to create ambiguity and interpret as the needs of different audiences warrant. Ambiguous language can lead to over generalizing and stereotyping Classification and generalization such as students dont care about learning creates an ambiguity ceasing individuality. Ambiguous language can lead to bypassing The use of different same words to mean different things or different words to represent the same things.
DEFINITION Denotative Meaning Refers to the way a word is generally used or the meaning that people most frequently attach to a word Connotative Meaning Refers to the way a person emotionally responds to it
DEFINITION Operational Definition Functional or operational, what the words mean? Definition by Example Citing specific instances of that word or phrase Definition by Negation Tells us what a word or phrase is not Definition by Etymology Citing its historical roots or point of origination Special Definition The use of slang and colloquialism
INTENSITY OF LANGUAGE The use of words and phrases that often negatively raise the emotional level of any communication encounter Language that demonstrate irreverence, contempt or disrespect towards other groups of people or religious belief Language that is coarse, vulgar, obscene or offensive
INTENSITY OF LANGUAGE Being cautious Fat. is being a Ugly. coward Stupid Strong emotive words Negative evaluative words Name calling Insults Swear words. Abusive language

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  • 1. Language and Critical Thinking Valerie Salgado-Ho
  • 2. A good critical thinker uses language that meets the needs the expectation of the audience and is appropriate to. TIME PLACE PERSON OCCASION
  • 3. AREAS OF LANGUAGE IMPORTANT TO CRITICAL THINKING WORD CHOICE AMBIGUITY DEFINITION INTENSITY
  • 4. WORD CHOICE The Whorf-Sapir Hypothesis Thoughts and behaviors are determined and influenced by language Words of a particular language help to determine the way people interpret events that occurs
  • 5. WORD CHOICE William Haviland language is not simply an encoding process for voicing our ideas and needs but is rather a shaping process that, by providing habitual grooves of expression which predispose people to see the world in a certain way, guides their thinking and behavior
  • 6. AMBIGUITY Arguers selecting ambiguous language run the risk of being misunderstood and face rejection of their advocated point of view. EUPHEMISM A less direct term used in the place of a more specific term which may be considered offensive Domestic Engineer Housewife Sanitation Worker Janitor Strict Cruel
  • 7. AMBIGUITY Ambiguous language can cause confusion The use of phrases such as new and improved to create ambiguity and interpret as the needs of different audiences warrant. Ambiguous language can lead to over generalizing and stereotyping Classification and generalization such as students dont care about learning creates an ambiguity ceasing individuality. Ambiguous language can lead to bypassing The use of different same words to mean different things or different words to represent the same things.
  • 8. DEFINITION Denotative Meaning Refers to the way a word is generally used or the meaning that people most frequently attach to a word Connotative Meaning Refers to the way a person emotionally responds to it
  • 9. DEFINITION Operational Definition Functional or operational, what the words mean? Definition by Example Citing specific instances of that word or phrase Definition by Negation Tells us what a word or phrase is not Definition by Etymology Citing its historical roots or point of origination Special Definition The use of slang and colloquialism
  • 10. INTENSITY OF LANGUAGE The use of words and phrases that often negatively raise the emotional level of any communication encounter Language that demonstrate irreverence, contempt or disrespect towards other groups of people or religious belief Language that is coarse, vulgar, obscene or offensive
  • 11. INTENSITY OF LANGUAGE Being cautious Fat. is being a Ugly. coward Stupid Strong emotive words Negative evaluative words Name calling Insults Swear words. Abusive language