Activity:
Begin to Think About Intellectual Standards
Consider the list of intellectual standards below. Then try to identify times in your work when you have explicitly focused on them. For example, can you think of a time in a meeting where you focused on clarifying what someone was saying? Can you think of a time when you questioned the relevance of what someone was saying (e.g., “How is this relevant to the issue we are discussing?”) Can you think of a time when you questioned the fairness of a potential decision?
Internalize These Essential Intellectual Standards for Thought:

Click on each intellectual standards term above for activities that will help you actively bring each standard into your daily life.
Core Standards of Reasoning Diagram
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