Calliesietego Calliesietego English Answered TRUE OR FALSE Listening can be considered a critical thinking activity. Determining the worth of ideas in a spoken text or a written material read aloud requires appreciative listening. Critical Listening usually involves some sort of problem solving or decision making. An evaluation must be based on fact not opinion. Facts are reliable basis just like opinion. Personal Observation and experience are important in evaluating the relevance and validity of an idea.