1. How do you justify your thinking to someone who questions your conclusions?
The way that I justify my thinking to someone who questions my conclusions is by using my knowledge from my past and present experiences, as well as the education I have acquired thus far both in and out of school because not everything is learned in the classroom. I use evidence-based practice and information from reliable sources as well as textbooks to explain my reasoning for someone to better understand my thought process.
2. Do you ever think aloud, or do you wait to speak until you have your ideas firmly in place? Why?
I tend to wait to speak until I have my ideas firmly in place because I do not like coming to rash conclusions or saying something I did not mean to …show more content…
In what situations are you easily swayed from your thinking by someone else’s opinion?
I am not easily swayed from my thinking to follow someone else’s opinion. I stand firmly by what I think and believe in. I think the situation would change if someone were educating me on something I did not know previously or used documents and reliable sources to further enhance my knowledge. I always strive to be a leader and not a …show more content…
There may be times a friend may be talking about a relationship and a potential one and a question like the ones above may be addressed to allow the friend to think of the relationship from a different point of view or have them question themselves to really see if he or she stands firmly with his or her opinion that was said. I may also use these questions to weigh out my options for example with shopping. I may say something like, “But what if you buy those jeans without trying them on at the store and they do not fit?” I think questions like these really enhance a conversation and make an individual dig deep into their own thought