Natasha and Ramone are listening to a realtor who is encouraging them to buy a house they looked at earlier in the day. As they listen, they are trying to decide whether or not to purchase the house. According to your textbook, Natahsa and Ramone are engaged in __________ listening.

Critical listening is when you rationally analyse a statement or an argument made by someone in order to decide your stand point regarding this message or argument.

It may depend on the subject and logic of an argument , for you to be convinced or persuaded by the subject it will also depend on the knowledge of the speaker regarding the subject. Logic refers to whether it makes sense to the listener.

critical thinking can be broken into 4 parts

Sensing - This is when we receive the words of what is being said which calls us to listen attentively with no disturbances.

Interpretation- This is when we decode the message which are dependent on individual schemata.

Evaluation- after we have decoded the argument now we can evaluate all the facts that are presented to us.

Assignment- after evaluating the argument a person may then decide on the worthiness of the argument whether it is truthful,logical, rational or it is weak,illogical and unworthy.