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Attitudes Towards Thinking and Learning

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1   In evaluating what someone says, I focus on the quality of their argument, not on the person who's presenting it.
2   I like playing devil's advocate - arguing the opposite of what someone is saying.
3   I like to understand where other people are 'coming from', what experiences have led them to feel the way they do.
4   The most important part of my education has been learning to understand people who are very different to me.
5   I feel that the best way for me to achieve my own identity is to interact with a variety of other people.
6   I enjoy hearing the opinions of people who come from backgrounds different to mine - it helps me to understand how the same things can be seen in such different ways.
7   I find that I can strengthen my own position through arguing with someone who disagrees with me.
8   I am always interested in knowing why people say and believe the things they do.
9   I often find myself arguing with the authors of books that I read, trying to logically figure out why they're wrong.
10   It's important for me to remain as objective as possible when I analyze something.
11   I try to think with people instead of against them.
12   I have certain criteria I use in evaluating arguments.
13   I'm more likely to try to understand someone else's opinion than to try to evaluate it.
14   I try to point out weaknesses in other people's thinking to help them clarify their arguments.
15   I tend to put myself in other people's shoes when discussing controversial issues, to see why they think the way they do.
16   One could call my way of analysing things 'putting them on trial' because I am careful to consider all the evidence.
17   I value the use of logic and reason over the incorporation of my own concerns when solving problems.
18   I can obtain insight into opinions that differ from mine through empathy.
19   When I encounter people whose opinions seem alien to me, I make a deliberate effort to 'extend' myself into that person, to try to see how they could have those opinions.
20   I spend time figuring out what's 'wrong' with things. For example, I'll look for something in a literary interpretation that isn't argued well enough.