Week 5 - Intellectual Standards Part 2

 Depth

1. I understand "depth" to mean providing a deeper meaning of a subject.

 

2. In other words, a statement that goes beyond just a simple explanation. Instead, providing it's purpose and underlying concepts hidden between the lines.

 

3. An example of someone exhibiting depth with social media would be my friend on YouTube talking about a specific book, movie, or video game that she really loves. She will give a brief description of the topic in question, then she will give her own opinions and/or give her own interpretations of the work to her viewers.

 

Breadth

1. I understand "breadth" to mean allowing for interpretations from different points of view.

2. In other words, creating an open discussion on certain topics and subjects. Thus allowing people to voice their own opinions from all perspectives instead of focusing on one insight over all others. 

3. An example of someone exhibiting breadth with social media would be my friend commenting on a Twitter post about a negative comment about her favorite singer. Instead of trying to prove the person wrong in their opinion, my friend would talk about why she loves the singer thus sharing her opinion but not infringing on the critic's own opinions.

 

Logic

1. I understand "logic" to mean making sense, having little to no flaws in reason.

2. In other words, having a rational understanding of the topic as well as making sure there is no room for miscommunications or misinformation. It also helps when providing evidence to back their claims. 

3. An example of someone exhibiting logic with social media would be my friend writing a Facebook post about the importance of recycling in order to reduce your carbon footprint. She would list the different advantages of recycling. At the bottom of the post, she would then post links to different articles that would then help back her arguments up.

 

Significance

1. I understand "significance" to mean the meaning of the topic or statement. 

2. In other words, key elements in any topic having a strong importance and relevancy to the topic or discussion. Some elements having multiple interpretations within the meaning itself while others are pretty straight forward.

3. An example of someone exhibiting significance with social media would be my friend, on Facebook, bringing awareness to the importance of throwing away your trash when you're at the beach or in any public setting. She would then talk about an anecdote about how she would always find trash whenever she would go to the beach. She would then post pictures of the trash she has found/collected after visiting the beach. Thus bringing significance to her topic in the form of personal experience and photographic evidence.

 

Fairness

1. I understand "fairness" to mean a level playing field of interpretations.

2. In other words, being open to differing opinions and not clutching to your own personal biases. Talking about a specific topic without letting your own opinions cloud your judgements and the arguments of other people.  

3. An example of someone exhibiting fairness with social media would be my friend making a YouTube video where she talks about her opinions on a tv show that she isn't/wasn't particularly fond of. She would then encourage people to write in the comments about their opinions on the topic and whether or not they agree with her opinion. This creates fairness by allowing people to voice their own opinions on the topic, as well as having an open discussion amongst others who share your opinions. 

 

Intellectual Standards is the basic guidelines for how to think rationally and logically. These standards are important to help develop your own opinions and coming to your own conclusions, while also having an open mind.

 

The purpose of the assignment is creating a deeper understanding of the remaining five Intellectual Standards, as well as knowing when and where to use them.

 

The key question at the heart of the assignment is of all of the Intellectual Standards (all nine of them) which one (or two) standards do you use most often?