HUM 115 Critical Thinking Study Guide

HUM 115 Critical Thinking Study GuideHUM 115 Critical Thinking Study Guide Chapter 1 1. How does the chapter define “thinking critically”? • It defines it as you using varies information that you learned which is need to understand everything around you and determine their purpose. 2. What are the five steps of effective decision-making? 1. Identify the decision. 2. Gather relevant info. 3. Identify the alternatives. 4. Weigh the evidence. 5. Choose among the alternatives. Chapter 2 1. List the different cognitive abilities and attitudes that characterize critical thinkers: a. thinking actively b. Reasoning understand why something is that way. c. Discussing ideas in an organized way. d. Viewing situations from different perspectives 2. What is the Socratic method? It is a method of inquiry that uses a dynamic approach of questioning and intellectual analysis in order to explore the essential nature of concepts. 3. What is the word origin (language and meaning) of the term ‘critical’? “kritikos”, which means “to question, to make sense of, to be able to analyze