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INTELLECTUAL STANDARDS

Some of the most important intellectual standards are:

Clarity:If a statement is unclear, we cannot determine if it is accurate or

even relevant.

Ask yourself this question: Can this point e e!pressed in anotherway"

Accuracy:A statement may e clear, ut not accurate.

Ask yourself this question: How can the statement e checked"

Precision:A statement can e oth clear and accurate, ut not precise.

Ask yourself this question:Are more details availale"

Relevance:A statement can e clear, accurate, and precise, ut not

relevant to the question at issue.

Ask yourself this question: How is that connected to the question"

Significance:#ven if a statement is relevant to the question at issue, it

may not e significant.

Ask yourself this question: $ill this really make a difference in theoutcome"

Depth:#ven a good statement can e superficial.

Ask yourself this question: %oes my answer address the

comple!ities of the prolem"

rea!th:Certain topics may e so comple! that different view points

sound completely different.

Ask yourself this question: %o I need to look at this from anotherpoint of view"

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Logic:$hen we think, we ring many separate thoughts together into

some order. &he comination of thoughts must e mutually supporting.If they are not, they are not logical.

Ask yourself this question: %oes all this make sense together"

"airness:$hile life isn't actually fair, if we truly want the est result

from our thinking we must e!amine all the evidence impartially.