Question

What is the #1 motivation of the fairminded critical thinker?

Answer 1

Intellectual courage is required to be a fair-minded thinker because in the face of adversity, courage is required to fairly address ideas, beliefs or viewpoints in which strong negative emotions are present.ion:

Answer 2

In my opinion there isn't just ONE motivation of a critical thinker.

Some of the characteristics of a critical thinker are:

- Attentive to opportunities to use critical thinking

- Self-confidence in one’s own abilities to reason

- Open-mindedness regarding divergent world views

- Flexibility in considering alternatives and opinions

- Understanding of the opinions of other people