Introduction: After Discriminative and comprehensive listening, the third type of listening is “Evaluative Listening”.
What is Evaluative Listening?
Evaluative Listening is a type of listening where people make a judgement about the speaker and what he/she is trying to say. Generally, people seek to assess the truth or fact behind what is said. Sometimes, people speak against each other values and assess them as good or bad, morally correct or not, worthy or not. Evaluative listening also shows your ability to process information and then formulate into your own feelings.
Evaluative listening is very particular pertinent when the other person is trying to persuade or convince us. This is done to change our behavior or maybe change the mindset or beliefs. Moreover, we are also discriminating between the subtleties of the language. By doing so, we comprehend the actual meaning of what is being said. In certain instances, we also weigh the benefits and disadvantages of an argument that determine whether the speaker is making some sense or the information provided is helpful or not. Because of this, evaluative listening is also called as critical listening, judgmental listening or interpretive listening.
It can be said that critical listening is much more active behavior that also helps in problem-solving or decision-making. It is all about analyzing opinions and making a judgement.
Examples of Evaluative Listening in Real Life
For instance, Evaluative reading. When you are reading something on the internet, you get involved in trying to find the facts so that you can accept whatever you are reading is correct or factual. You analyze the information you have received and align it with your beliefs and understanding.
Evaluative listening also means that you are involving yourself to think about the arguments presented by the speaker and analyzing it with your knowledge or opinion.
These days, businessmen are making decisions based on evaluative analysis based on various opinions, beliefs, values, and information.
Keep practicing evaluative listening to help yourself correctly evaluate a speaker.
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