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A tacit assumption or implicit assumption is an assumption that underlies a logical argument, course of action, decision, or judgment that is not explicitly voiced nor necessarily understood by the decision maker or judge. These assumptions may be made based on personal life experiences, and are not consciously apparent in the decision making environment. These assumptions can be the source of apparent paradoxes, misunderstandings and resistance to change in human organizational behavior.
Tacit assumptions in science often include the elegance of natural laws, and the applicability of mathematics.
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The assumption that technical civilizations must necessarily make an appearance, even after many billions of years of biological evolution, implies that the ultimate purpose, or goal, in the formation of stars and planets is the production of intelligent beings and technical civilizations — an idealistic and teleological view. Credit: Carl Sagan Source: Intelligent Life in … Continue reading The Rise of Technical Civilizations Carl Sagan
Evaluate Sources and Evidence Explore What’s Missing Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Explore Other Perspectives: Ask the chatbot to provide alternative perspectives on a subject. This method encourages us to consider different viewpoints, developing a more … Continue reading Explore Other Perspectives Use the chatbot to broaden your understanding of a subject
Explore What’s Missing Play Devil’s Advocate Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Analyze Assumptions and Biases: Probe the assumptions and biases that might be embedded in the chatbot’s responses. This practice helps us become more aware of … Continue reading Analyze Assumptions and Biases Probe the assumptions and biases that might be embedded in a chatbot’s responses
Open Mindedness ** Active Listening ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Critical thinking objectively analyzes, evaluates, and synthesizes information to form a reasoned judgment or decision. It involves using logic and reasoning to examine assumptions, arguments, … Continue reading Critical Thinking ** Analyzing information and arguments to make sound judgments and decisions