COGNITIVE MAPPING COGNITIVE MAPPING COGNITIVE STRANDS Knowledge Comprehension

COGNITIVE MAPPING

COGNITIVE MAPPING

COGNITIVE STRANDS • • • Knowledge: Comprehension: Application: Analysis: Synthesis: • Evaluation: List of themes/arguments Breakdown of one theme/argument List examples from text Explain one example Explain deeper connection to other themes How/Why is this specific theme important?

Lack of precision and understand lead to Vague messages which can become “ugly And inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish, Staleness of imagery But the slovenliness of our language makes It easier for us to have foolish thoughts”Lack (529)of precision Words and speeches made in the Political arena are often abused in This manner. They lack precision, Often confusing the audience, Leaving them up to their own Speculations to understand the Meaning. Lack of precision: Meaningless words “Politics of English Language” The word “fascism” has now no Meaning except in so far as it Signifies “something not desirable” The words “democracy, socialism, Freedom, patriotic, realistic, justice, ” Have each of them several different Meanings which cannot be reconciled With one another. ” (533) ~Long passages that are completely ~Lacking in meaning ~Do not point to one discoverable object ~Political words losing meaning ~Ecclesiastes example