HUM 115 Week 5 Critical Thinking Reflection, Latest 2022 complete solution guide, University of Phoenix

1 Applying Critical Thinking Reflection – Wk 5 HUM/115 2 Applying Critical Thinking Reflection – Wk 5 One of the essential skills that need to be addressed and take seriously is critical thinking. If we do, it will benefit us all, not only the present generations but children and future generations to live. Critical thinking in everyday life is a set of skills that if used efficiently will help avoid any type of misunderstanding and wrong led arguments based on emotions rather than facts. Critical thinking is made of a series of elements like reason, emotion, and communication that led to fallacies and arguments. Elements of Critical Thinking “Critical thinking requires learning how to think rather than simply what to think” (Boss, Judith A, 2017), in Sally’s critical thinking scenario a barrier in the form of resistance was apparent when after a long day at work Sally’s goes for dinner with some colleagues and when they began discussing an issue at work that was causing friction between departments Sally decided to avoid them by simply nodding her head then decided not to go out with them after that day. It also shows that Sally possesses characteristics of a good critical thinker because even though Sally did not agree with her colleagues’ viewpoint on the causes of that friction, she did not want to say anything because she felt that she did not know enough about what they were talking about which shows good analytical skills. Reason, Emotion, and Communication Other elements like reason, emotion and communication also appear in Sally’s scenario. At dinner with her colleagues even though she did not agree she decided to stay quiet because she