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COMN 2111 THE MIND IN COMMUNICATION: COGNITION. Lecture 8b. THE LADDER OF INFERENCE. THE TERM “ LADDER OF INFERENCE ” DESCRIBES ONE OF OUR BASIC HABITS OF MIND: OUR REFLEXIVE USE OF INFERENCE AND JUDGMENT AS IF THEY WERE STATEMENTS OF FACT. OUR BELIEFS ARE THE TRUTH THE TRUTH IS OBVIOUS
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THE LADDER OF INFERENCE THE TERM “LADDER OF INFERENCE” DESCRIBES ONE OF OUR BASIC HABITS OF MIND: OUR REFLEXIVE USE OF INFERENCE AND JUDGMENT AS IF THEY WERE STATEMENTS OF FACT. • OUR BELIEFS ARE THE TRUTH • THE TRUTH IS OBVIOUS • OUR BELIEFS ARE BASED ON REAL DATA • THE DATA WE SELECT ARE REAL DATA • WE HAVE ALL THE DATA WE NEED
Cognition Perception THE LADDER OF INFERENCE I TAKE ACTIONS BASED ON MY BELIEFS THE REFLEXIVE LOOP I ADAPT BELIEFS ABOUT THE WORLD (OUR BELIEFS AFFECT WHAT DATA WE SELECT NEXT TIME) I DRAW CONCLUSIONS - MAKE JUDGEMENTS I MAKE ASSUMPTIONS BASED ON THE MEANINGS I ADDED I ADD MEANINGS (CULTURAL AND PERSONAL) I SELECT “DATA” FROM WHAT I OBSERVE OBSERVABLE “DATA” AND EXPERIENCES (AS A VIDEOTAPE RECORDER MIGHT CAPTURE IT)
THE LADDER OF INFERENCE I TAKE ACTIONS BASED ON MY BELIEFS THE REFLEXIVE LOOP I ADAPT BELIEFS ABOUT THE WORLD (OUR BELIEFS AFFECT WHAT DATA WE SELECT NEXT TIME) I DRAW CONCLUSIONS - MAKE JUDGEMENTS I MAKE ASSUMPTIONS BASED ON THE MEANINGS I ADDED I ADD MEANINGS (CULTURAL AND PERSONAL) I SELECT “DATA” FROM WHAT I OBSERVE OBSERVABLE “DATA” AND EXPERIENCES (AS A VIDEOTAPE RECORDER MIGHT CAPTURE IT)
HOW MANY F’S ARE IN THE SENTENCE BELOW? • FINISHED FILES ARE A RESULT OF MANY YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF MANY YEARS.
THE LADDER OF INFERENCE I TAKE ACTIONS BASED ON MY BELIEFS THE REFLEXIVE LOOP I ADAPT BELIEFS ABOUT THE WORLD (OUR BELIEFS AFFECT WHAT DATA WE SELECT NEXT TIME) I DRAW CONCLUSIONS - MAKE JUDGEMENTS I MAKE ASSUMPTIONS BASED ON THE MEANINGS I ADDED I ADD MEANINGS (CULTURAL AND PERSONAL) I SELECT “DATA” FROM WHAT I OBSERVE OBSERVABLE “DATA” AND EXPERIENCES (AS A VIDEOTAPE RECORDER MIGHT CAPTURE IT)