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SOUND JUDGMENT - SOUND CONCLUSION
Marian Baltazar
Class of 1980, University of the Philippines College of Manila
AB Political Science
People underlying various circumstances in their lives do not always have a sound judgment and when it comes
to decision making do not also have a sound conclusion. Yes there are varied reasons why we should have a
sound judgment and not a poor judgment. Whatever it is that we are trying to arrive at and come up with, we
should be able to discern what is good and sound judgment. Definitely, we would like other people to trust
us when it comes to decision making. This is the sole reason why we need to have a sound judgment and come
up with a sound conclusion.
There will always come a time when we tend to be biased on our judgment of how we deal with people. But if
you want your peers and subordinates to trust you, then we should have a sound judgment. It is very important
to have this for having one will help us develop our credibility as an individual. Most of the time, people should
practice being objective and not having that immanent state of mind alone.It is true that sound judgment is
based upon an evaluation of the facts.
If you want to be a reasonable person, then we must be very careful to ensure other people’s emotions,
feelings, assumptions, expectations and even their opinions. We should always be aware of our decisions and
that nobody could use it for us to change our actions and impair our better judgment or even sway our
opinions. Bear in mind that we should always ponder at our words that we use, for whether spoken or
unspoken it could have a great power. When we are caught in a fix and should come out with a fair judgment,
one must not be prejudiced or biased over that particular situation. Let us have that habit of practicing to have
sound decisions all the time.
A person who often base his judgment on faulty reasoning and is clouded by his emotions, almost always arrive
at a wrong conclusion and are not able to derive a sound judgment. Sometimes, people even practice sweeping
generalizations which should not be the case. When we base our conclusions and inference on this, we come
up with an unfounded decision. Let us beware of having false dilemmas because of our unfair or impaired
judgment. This is especially true with the managers who run the office. They should always make it a point to
have a sound judgment.
When managers try to see and consider all the sides of an issue and viewpoints are carefully weighed, then he
makes a sound judgment. When these balanced facts and viewpoints are objectively evaluated, then rest
assured that the manager comes up with a fair judgment. For effective and sound judgments, managers should
make a thorough check of their emotions. We too should be like these managers, who are not risk-averse but
we should be able to weigh all the facts and the two sides of the coin before making a sound judgment and
arrive at a sound conclusion.
Questions for discussion:
1. When was the last time you had a sound judgment? Explain your answer.
2. Is it worth it to have a sound judgment and come up with a sound conclusion? Why or why not?
3. How could you practice better judgments all the time?
4. Cite an incident or event when you did not have a sound judgment and how did you address this dilemma.
5. Are you biased with the people around you or do you practice fair treatment and come up with a sound
judgment? Justify your answer.