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We saw in Chapter 2 that if we want to identify an attitude of critical open-mindedness in someone’s speech or writing, there are three key markers to look for: (a) the consideration of different points of view; (b) the use of critical reason to evaluate and shift between those points of view; and (c) the awareness that one’s own preferred point of view is fallible. By contrast, the three main markers of uncritical closedmindedness are: (a) serious consideration of a single point of view only; (b) the use of authority rather than reason or argument to evaluate points of view; and (c) having no awareness of the fallibility of one’s point of view.
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Lambie, J. (2014). Case Study 1: Open and Closed Minds — Erasmus Versus Luther. In: How to be Critically Open-Minded — A Psychological and Historical Analysis. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137301055_3
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