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In these times of fast media and ever-growing Internet, we are under so many external influences that it is anything but easy to
In these times of fast media and ever-growing Internet, we are under so many external influences that it is anything but easy to
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2013-09-04
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In these times of fast media and ever-growing Internet, we are under so many external influences that it is anything but easy to think for ourselves. Unless you are a cunning, very aware person, you most likely don’t even know when your thinking is not your own.
Not that all outside influence is bad to form your own views, but being unable to think for yourself can make you miserable at best, or a puppet of someone else’s programming, at worst.
Admittedly, we are all born into societies or cultures where the norms and customs are already established. We have little choice but to conform to what is already in place. This is not necessarily a bad thing, however, it can be confining and controlling if we accept everything blindly and never question the status quo.
Does this mean all of your ideas can be original and unlike everyone else’s? Not at all!
Nor does it require being contrary and argumentative just to be defiant or stand out. To think for yourself means that whatever opinions you hold will be well thought out and arise from thorough investigation and thoughtful analysis. It means choosing not to compromise the facts for the sake of consensus or fitting in. It is not unlike critical thinking—it just brings about a broader scope of choices and decision-making in your life.
For example, how many of us feel the need to keep up with "the latest"? We wear clothes, listen to music and follow trends that the media tells us we should in order to be cool. Marketing companies create ads that tempt us into a herd mentality as we fall into debt, wear fashions that are unbecoming, and get caught up in a cycle of over-spending and then stressing out over it. We are living lives designed for us by the powers without our conscious participation.
Another trap we fall into when we don’t think for ourselves is groupthink. Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that takes place within a group of people who try to avoid conflict and reach agreement without critically evaluating options or alternative ideas. The problem with groupthink is that it hinders finding the best solutions, impedes creative ideas and frustrates independent thinking. Wanting to be part of the crowd can certainly have its drawbacks!
It can be learned from the first paragraph that______.
选项
A、it is necessary to take one’s own interest into consideration
B、a clever person is always obedient and unselfish
C、independent thinking doesn’t come easily to us
D、the Internet has made humans more thoughtful
答案
C
解析
文章第一段第一句说明,多媒体和互联网的影响无所不在,我们很难做到独立思考,形成自己的主见(anything but easy)。think for oneself的确切含义是“独立思考”,而不是“考虑自己”或“为自己思考”。
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