Habits That Hinder Thinking
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John and Julie, your two best friends, have just read an article about the death penalty. It explains the reasons why death by lethal injection is a legitimate punishment for certain crimes.
As Julie reads the article, she strongly agrees with what the author has to say. “An eye for an ey ....
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.... because they were the most satisfying. But Julie and John failed to try to learn about their opposing opinion. Without even realizing it, they both
became victims of thobbing.
Henshaw Ward termed thobbing for considering and evaluating ideas. “The term combines the th from thinking, the o from opinion, and the b from believing” (qtd. in Ruggiero 53). You can be aware of when you are thobbing by paying close attention to your initial opinions, especially the ones that are very strong ....
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