Discussion Board

Fair-mindedness and the Intellectual Traits: What attributes are associated with being a fair-minded thinker? How do the intellectual traits assist in this process? (Review the Module 1 interactive lecture, section 4)
Intellectual Standards and the Qualities of Fair-minded Thinking: Elder and Paul (2013) argued that the intellectual standards provide structure for critical thinking. Which of these standards is most difficult for you? Why?

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Fair-mindedness is one of the main intellectual traits. There are several attributes that are associated with a thinker who is considered to be fair-minded. One of the main attributes is that they are always rational. By being rational, they assess both sides of a situation before coming up with an opinion (Thomson, 2017).

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