Question authority to think for yourself by Potter, Beverly A, Estren, Mark James instant download

Question authority to think for yourself by Potter, Beverly A, Estren, Mark James instant download

1 online resource (192 pages), We have freedom of speech but we're afraid to speak. Our lives have become subjected to PC tyranny?a constant fear of ?offending\" someone. We think that we are independent and that it is the other guy who is influenced, brain washed, duped, persuaded. We feel like we think for ourselves. How can we ?feel\" otherwise? There's no way to know because countless influences and interactions have molded us.We're members of various groups?circles of friends, family, professional groups, hobby group, and workplace groups. Groups have a way of developing a view that it imposes with a kind o, Table of Contents; Introduction; PART ONE The Power of Authority; 1. Why We Conform; 2. You Must Be Crazy; 3. What's Wrong With Being Wrong?; 4. Obedience to Authority; 5. Are Your Beliefs Yours?; 6. What Do You Value?; 7. Who Are You?; PART TWO Think For Yourself; 8. What Is Thinking?; 9. Develop Flexible Thinking Skills; 10. Open Your Mind; 11. Tolerate Uncertainty; 12. Think Critically; 13. Be Mindful; 14. How to Question; 15. Confirm Understanding; PART THREE Question Authority; 16. Question Experts; 17. Groupthink; 18. Beware of Group Facilitators; 19. Ridicule the Most Potent Weapon