Dialectical thinking

Dialectical thinking means that you are trying to understand things by looking at both sides of the story. You are like a judge who listens to two people describe what happened, and then tries to figure out the truth by comparing what they said.

For example, if you are trying to understand why your sister is upset, you might try to look at the situation from both her point of view and your point of view. You might say, “Well, I can understand why she’s mad that I broke her toy, but I was only playing and I didn’t realize how fragile it was.”

Dialectical thinking means that you don’t just listen to one side of the story and assume that it’s true. Instead, you think about different possibilities and try to figure out what’s really going on. It’s like playing detective and trying to solve a mystery!