Judging Information

When critically listening to information, it’s easy to make judgments. Being suspicious of new information is taking a look at the source. The sources beliefs, attitudes and values play an important role in the information that’s being discussed. With that being said, I don’t think it’s possible to not judge or categorize people. We are continually try to be suspicious of new information and are therefore evaluating the credibility and trustworthiness of the person who is telling us information. We can make judgments fair by trying to interpret what’s personal and what’s factual in the information being transmitted. Although it’s difficult to be subjective you can still cross-reference information through trustworthy sources. By cross referencing, you can take; beliefs, attitudes and values out of the information and make the overall content more objective. In this case, critical listening becomes a memory process so you can reference data and make sure it’s accurate.