16.0-《超越感觉》- 选择一个议题

16.0-Selecting an Issue

选择议题

The term issue, in the context of critical thinking, means any matter about which people tend to disagree, in other words, it is almost synonymous with the word controversy.

在批判性思考的语境中，“问题”一词，意味着人们倾向于不同意的任何问题；换句话说，几乎跟“争论”一词同义；

The most prominent issue - the ones we see most often in the news - are moral, legal, and political: Is abortion murder?

最突出的问题-一个我们经常在新闻里看到的- 关于道德的、法律的、政治的 - 堕胎是谋杀？

Speaking and writing about issues are so common and so natural that they are often done too casually.

关于议题的演讲和写作是如此的普通和自然以至于他们通常很随意的完成；

We noted earlier how the belief that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion has emboldened many people to express views for which they are no evidence.

我们很早就注意到，每个人都有权利表达自己观点的信念使很多人敢于发表他们没有证据支持的观点。

Critical thinkers, however, understand that care in selecting issues for analysis is am important part of the thinking process.

然而，批判性思考着懂得用心的选择要分析的议题，是思考过程的重要一部分。