Vipul Aroh Certified Buyer , Gurgaon. The book should be a must for someone who wants to think objectively. We Indians are known for our prejudices and superstitions. It is a classical book teaching correct thinking. It will certainly open your eyes and clear your brain. I read few pages of this book every day before going to office. I wish every Indian reading this book. Please buy this book and transform yourself with objectivity and correct decision making. I was expecting this book to be good and it turned out to be great.
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Straight versus Crooked Thinking. March 31, by Ray W. Straight thinking is thinking: Factually which means with all the facts fairly represented. Accurately which means telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth about all the facts, not just some of the facts, as specious arguments do. Truthfully which means without falsification and twisting of the facts.
Honestly which includes being motivated by honesty as well as being honest. A legitimate basis for reasoning starts in the heart, in our love for others. Interpreting realistically not building a case on speculation, fantasy, or imagination and passing it off as truth. Verifiably meaning using facts that we can evidentially verify. We find that evidence in our physical universe including all the minutest details of living creatures and in our valid experiences not forgetting our subjective realities.
Consistently meaning without contradiction or flipping our position, like politicians often do , giving our reasons without changing them in midstream to avoid a trap. This consistency is the bread and butter of a solid argument. Just meaning what is fair and impartial. Logical what we will call straight thinking and the opposite of crooked thinking. Without ever using such knowledge will only lead to fermentation. Your ability to think for yourself is far more useful than collecting so many diploma and degree certificates.
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright once said between arrogance and false modesty he would take arrogance any day. Arrogance at least will accomplish something, and false modesty never does.
They are simply stifling their minds. Like labourers born underground we live in the dark scarcely knowing what the light is like until one day a door is opened and, for a fleeting second, we catch a glimpse of the blazing sun and the eternal sky. While I was writing this piece, the postman started ringing the bell. He delivered the poll cards for the forthcoming General Election on August 5, If you analyse his speech, you will note that he is making free use of emotionally toned words.
As Robert H. As voters we can educate ourselves in such a way as to make us relatively immune to the influence of such language if we are aware of what is being said. Think of the factual meaning of what they say and discount the emotional meaning.
Santiago, our logic guru, used to quote Bertrand Russell to drive home a point. He did not do so because he thought he knew it. The ideal of straight thinking must be the application of the scientific habit of thought to all your practical problems.
Anybody interested in straight thinking should read Robert H. Produced by Lake House. Skip to main content. Search form. Straight and crooked thinking. Definition Life has been defined as a series of problems and solutions. Your name. Leave this field blank. Related Articles. Ancient Earth was hit by rain storms hundreds of miles wide. Renewable energy revival. There has been a notable international awakening in the field of renewable energy resources development.
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