Critical Thinking and Language Essay?

Question

I need help with an essay that I don't completely understand. There are two parts. The first part I have completed, which tells me to take any aspect of my life and describe it using at least five metaphors (175-300 words). The second part says to address the follwoing questions, each of them I do not understand completely. They are

What role does language and language diversity play in the critical thinking process?

How does language empower or limit the expression of our thoughts?

What is the role of critical thinking in persuasion?

I need to use 700 to 1,050 words to answer each of these questions. All I need is a simple explanation of each question and how I could probably answer it.

Answer 1

the first answer is the lang and lang diversity plays a very imp role in the critical thinking process. our mind understands a msg in the native lang but if the answer is to be given in a second lang then the mind has to do a double thinking. Similarly if there is a diversity of the lang then the critical process also takes more time. because no matter what happens the mind thinks in the native lang and due to the diversities it tends to confuse things or it takes time in separating some words from the other..

2nd answer is language is v imp it can enhance or it can denounce our thought expression. We can express ourself very well in our native lang but if it comes to the second lang then some time is needed to process the thought and to answer it correctly. the lang can limit us in the sense that our mind cannot properly express it self in the target language.and it can empower or expression by combining the culture, background and wide array of meanings in our expression.


3rd answer is critical thinking in persuasion........
it plays an imp role. if a mind is apt and is sound and can analyse things clearly then it can properly fullfill its purpose and it can effectively pass its msg to the reciever. the critical thinking can also persuade others. if a person is good in words and is able to pass his meaning nicely then he can also convince others or dissuade others.

Answer 2

"What role does language and language diversity play in the critical thinking process?"

When one is thinking critically, or trying to extract meaning from a passage of literature (or any other work), often by analyzing syntax (sentence structure), word order, diction (word choice), and other writing devices, what part does language and the breadth of language used play in finding and understanding the hidden meaning?

Here you may want to talk about word choice, symbols, metaphors, things like that. For diction, you can talk about why an author chose one word over another. Why did the author choose "screeched," instead of "yelled," or "said?" Talk about the different connotations (shades of meaning) that words have. Why does an author choose to symbolize purity with a lily instead of with the color white? In this example, perhaps it is because the lily is the symbol of the Virgin Mary in the Christian faith, and therefore using that symbol gives a religious connotation to whatever the symbol is used for.

"How does language empower or limit the expression of our thoughts?"

One can only express a thought using the language one knows. If one is very well educated, then one may be able to use complex grammatical constructions, such as the tri-colon crescens (a literary device in which a string of three usually abstract concepts are strung together with the shortest being placed first, the medium length being second, and the longest placed last. An example would be the phrase, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," from the Declaration of Independence.) If, however, one is not very well educated, it could be that by making grammatical errors while speaking or writing, one may misspeak so badly that the original intent of your thoughts is totally changed. Therefore, language would limit your expression of thought. Also, sometimes one will have a thought, and there will simply be no word available to express that thought. Therefore, one is limited also by the language itself, and not simply one's knowledge of the language.

"What is the role of critical thinking in persuasion?"

What part does working to understand the meaning of a piece of literature play in writing in such a way as to persuade others that the point of view one defends is valid?

If one cannot understand fully the meaning of a passage, how could one possibly agree or disagree with the message of the author intelligently? One must first understand something before one is able to try and persuade others that one's own point of view is the correct one.

I hope that this has made things more clear! Good luck with your writing!

Answer 3

When we consider language, especially in America, we do so from a rather enthnocentric or Amerocentric view. Other languages have words that have no equivilant in English. Natives in Alaska have 13 words for snow, because as they experience it, there are 13 types of snow. For you or I, seeing this white stuff falling from the sky, we might say that snow is falling. To them it is not just snow it has more definable traits, such as size and moisture content (I've been there the snow can be very dry). So when we think, we think in the terms of our language which can be limiting as well as empowering. For a child without language there is only the self, the provider, and desire. As their ability to use language grows, so does their ability to interpret their experience. I hope this gives you a little heads up on the subject. If you need further reading check out cutural anthropology+language or linguistics. Good luck

Answer 4

Language can act as a barrier of verbal replace. additionally, somewhat often, languange will define, or miscommunicate, what we truthfully choose to assert. Take case in point the form, "All men are created equivalent", women (0.5 our inhabitants) are skipped over of this equation. additionally, on the time it grew to become into written, the form did not account for those men who have been slaves as a results of fact that they have been seen sources and decrease than human.