PHIL347 Week 8 Discussion - When the people you love don't think like you - Authentic Discussion

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Week 8 Discussion: When the People You Love Don’t Think Like You Initial Post: Good afternoon peers and Professor Oakes, We are finally at the end of the race! It’s been a pleasure to rea... d and learn from you all. After this course, I am officially done with all my required for me to graduate!  this been a long, challenging journey and I am so grateful I have finally arrived at the finish line. For the initial post, the pick point of view from the five questions above that I find particularly repugnant is individuals that reject/deny that Holocaust ever occurred. Unfortunately, in my own household, there is a person with that type of mindset. He is older and I am sure this way of thinking is from the environment he was raised in and the people that has influenced his way of thinking. I have had many arguments regarding this topic growing up and because I was not educated to gain skills of critical thinking, my responses to his claim were system-1 thinking and I expressed my point of view with cognitive bias opinion. Facione & Gittens (2016) state, "Strong critical thinking about complex and difficult social policies demands that we respect those with whom we disagree" (p. 344). Now that I have gained critical thinking skills, those ethical type of conversations will be addressed more with system-2 critical thinking and expressing my value opinion with ideological reasoning. Using ideological into my critical thinking process when engaging in an argumentative conversation with establish the systematic study of reasoning from evidence to conclude my respond to the argument[ CITATION Sto13 \l 1033 ]. Nevertheless, while I can still hold respect for the person as an individual, I would not respect that belief of theirs. This time around, I will address the conversation by allowing them first to explain their reasoning as to why they do not believe the Holocaust occurred and base my next approaches from there. I will use the facts and evidence based creditable sources to provide support to discredit their claims and unjustifiable bias opinion. Attaining the skills of System-2 (reflective) thinking can be useful for judgments in unfamiliar situations and for processing abstract concepts [ CITATION Fac16 \l 1033 ]. I believe this type of thinking the more favorable type in this given situation. Although I know it is a systematic error in thinking, my responses to this person have potential to be tinged with cognitive bias because I have seen documentaries of survivors of the Holocaust, and it hurts me to think someone I love so much has that type of opinion about something that obvious been thought to think and it is not come from a self-researched, creditable, unbiased source. References Facione, P., & Gittens, C. A. (2016). Think Critically (Third ed.). United States of America: Pearson Education, Inc. Storey, M. (2013). Critical Thinking. Bellevue, Washington: Bellevue College. Retrieved from https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2015/01/Critical-Thinking- TEXT.pdf Respond to Peer Should I respect the point of view of a racist? "As the book suggests, "Strong critical thinking about complex and difficult social policies demands that we respect those with whom we disagree" (Facione & Gittens, 2016). Therefore, I will respect their opinion because I want them to respect mine as well. But that does not mean that I agree with them. Based on my experience, racism still exists. And there is a possibility that I may have a patient of a sound mind, that will refuse me as a nurse because of my skin color, my race, or my religious belief. But I will not fight or argue with them; I will keep myself collected, act professionally, and report to my supervisor. It is ok to have differences. And it is up to you if those differences make or break you. Just remember, Respects begets respect." Bousso, Thank you for your point of view on this topic. I must say, I commend you for being able to respect a racist and their irrational, unjustifiable point of view of race and their illusion of superiority. Nevertheless, it is important to remember for us to remember that type of mindset does not come from a logical, factual reasoning or system-2 critical thinking process when faced with racist individuals. I found a creditable report titled, System thinking and Race, which the Authors present a report done on serious of materials about structural inequality. Their study exercise reports that racism manifest itself in multiple avenues in our lives and takes many forms, including internalized, interpersonal, institutional, and structural. The racist individuals are shaped by and reflect underlying hidden biases, that creates a disparate outcome even in the absence of racist factors or intentions [ CITATION Pow11 \l 1033 ]. What I get out of the report exercises is that racist individuals lack sense of un-bias, logical, conscious critical thinking, and reasoning. What is more, their argument of racial entitlement comes from their environment and own hidden self-hate. References: Powell, J. A., Heller, C. C., & Bundalli, F. (2011, June). Systems Thinking and Race: Workshop Summary. California: The California Endowment. Retrieved from https://belonging.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/TCE_Star_WP_Training%20material %20Final%20Flint.pdf [Show More]

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