D265: Critical Thinking: Section 1
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Why is it important to think critically? - ANSWER-Individuals can evaluate information
objectively, consider multiple perspectives, and analyze complex situations more
effectively
Which definition(s) of critical thinking are most closely aligned to your current thinking? -
ANSWER-The definition about "knowing oneself enough to avoid biases and errors of
thought" describes me the best
Which definition(s) of critical thinking do you need more practice or awareness around?
- ANSWER-A definition I need to improve on is "understanding arguments, reasons, and
evidence"
Being curious and thinking creatively - ANSWER-not believing things are simple and
settled, being willing to go the next step and think about all of the possible positions and
arguments before settling into a position.
Separating the thinker from the position: - ANSWER-being able to discuss a position
without attacking or judging the person holding the position, without getting caught up in
our own attachment to the position or its antithesis, and without having our identities
wrapped up in a particular viewpoint or opinion.
Knowing oneself enough to avoid biases and errors of thoughts - ANSWER-Being
aware of the flawed patterns of reasoning we are disposed to engage in, being aware of
cognitive biases and mental heuristics (rough rules that work well enough to survive
don't work in many cases) that we're prone as a species to have, all in the interest of
counteracting these biases and flaws
Having intellectual honesty, humility, and charity - ANSWER-Being honest about what
we know and how we know it, what evidence we have and what questions are not yet
settled; being humble in recognizing the vast number of things we don't yet know or
understand and in recognizing how very difficult it is to truly know anything at all and so
recognizing that the standards are high and we, most of the time, don't meet them (and
that's okay); and being charitable or having the disposition to attribute the best
intentions and most sophisticated positions and arguments that we can imagine to own
opponents in arguments
Understanding arguments, reasons, and evidence - ANSWER-thinking carefully about
thinking, about arguments and positions.
What new understanding do you have around propositions? - ANSWER-Any proposition
may be affirmed or denied
Why do you think it is fundamental to understand the definition for propositions? -
ANSWER-Proposition mirrors the world and explains how world is arranged in an
orderly manner
Propositions - ANSWER-Statements that can be true or false.
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Why is it important to think critically? - ANSWER-Individuals can evaluate information
objectively, consider multiple perspectives, and analyze complex situations more
effectively
Which definition(s) of critical thinking are most closely aligned to your current thinking? -
ANSWER-The definition about "knowing oneself enough to avoid biases and errors of
thought" describes me the best
Which definition(s) of critical thinking do you need more practice or awareness around?
- ANSWER-A definition I need to improve on is "understanding arguments, reasons, and
evidence"
Being curious and thinking creatively - ANSWER-not believing things are simple and
settled, being willing to go the next step and think about all of the possible positions and
arguments before settling into a position.
Separating the thinker from the position: - ANSWER-being able to discuss a position
without attacking or judging the person holding the position, without getting caught up in
our own attachment to the position or its antithesis, and without having our identities
wrapped up in a particular viewpoint or opinion.
Knowing oneself enough to avoid biases and errors of thoughts - ANSWER-Being
aware of the flawed patterns of reasoning we are disposed to engage in, being aware of
cognitive biases and mental heuristics (rough rules that work well enough to survive
don't work in many cases) that we're prone as a species to have, all in the interest of
counteracting these biases and flaws
Having intellectual honesty, humility, and charity - ANSWER-Being honest about what
we know and how we know it, what evidence we have and what questions are not yet
settled; being humble in recognizing the vast number of things we don't yet know or
understand and in recognizing how very difficult it is to truly know anything at all and so
recognizing that the standards are high and we, most of the time, don't meet them (and
that's okay); and being charitable or having the disposition to attribute the best
intentions and most sophisticated positions and arguments that we can imagine to own
opponents in arguments
Understanding arguments, reasons, and evidence - ANSWER-thinking carefully about
thinking, about arguments and positions.
What new understanding do you have around propositions? - ANSWER-Any proposition
may be affirmed or denied
Why do you think it is fundamental to understand the definition for propositions? -
ANSWER-Proposition mirrors the world and explains how world is arranged in an
orderly manner
Propositions - ANSWER-Statements that can be true or false.
