Difference Between Weak And Strong Critical Thinking
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(1)What is weak v/s strong critical thinking?
A weak critical thinker is someone who is considered to have lower level skills and uses their ability to further their own arguments or means. They fail to see any good in arguments that counter their own. They can make good arguments look bad and bad arguments look good.
A strong critical thinker, on the other hand, has higher level skills and is considered ethical and high-minded. Strong critical thinkers use their skills to analyze a situation or argument fairly, including their own and then make fair decisions. www.enotes.com (2) In what qualities of critical thinking do you find you have strengths?
I think that I Intellectual Courage because when in a discussion I give everyone a chance to voice their opinions …show more content…
Last semester I had a classmate that didn’t have time to go through the assigned notes for math that was assigned. I felt that if it was me I would want someone to help me. So we started in boxing each other each night and I would try and explain to her step by step how to do the homework. Mind you she was a single parent working and going to school raising 4 kids. I felt bad because she was in danger of being kicked out of school. I put myself in her shoes so I helped as much as I could and with tutoring she passed the class.
(3) What qualities of critical thinking do you think you can improve upon?
I think Intellectual Perseverance, because I know that I can do whatever I set my mind to. I get lazy sometimes and I don’t want to be bothered with the work.
Ex. I had a math class last semester that took all of the eagerness to learn away from me. I mean it would frustrate me so bad. I told myself that if I failed the class that I was going to quit school. After sitting and thinking about it I started using the tutoring service and some friends helped me with it. I passed the class with a C not the grade I wanted I was just relieved I passed and I’m still here and I didn’t give in to the
(1)What is weak v/s strong critical thinking?
A weak critical thinker is someone who is considered to have lower level skills and uses their ability to further their own arguments or means. They fail to see any good in arguments that counter their own. They can make good arguments look bad and bad arguments look good.
A strong critical thinker, on the other hand, has higher level skills and is considered ethical and high-minded. Strong critical thinkers use their skills to analyze a situation or argument fairly, including their own and then make fair decisions. www.enotes.com (2) In what qualities of critical thinking do you find you have strengths?
I think that I Intellectual Courage because when in a discussion I give everyone a chance to voice their opinions …show more content…
Last semester I had a classmate that didn’t have time to go through the assigned notes for math that was assigned. I felt that if it was me I would want someone to help me. So we started in boxing each other each night and I would try and explain to her step by step how to do the homework. Mind you she was a single parent working and going to school raising 4 kids. I felt bad because she was in danger of being kicked out of school. I put myself in her shoes so I helped as much as I could and with tutoring she passed the class.
(3) What qualities of critical thinking do you think you can improve upon?
I think Intellectual Perseverance, because I know that I can do whatever I set my mind to. I get lazy sometimes and I don’t want to be bothered with the work.
Ex. I had a math class last semester that took all of the eagerness to learn away from me. I mean it would frustrate me so bad. I told myself that if I failed the class that I was going to quit school. After sitting and thinking about it I started using the tutoring service and some friends helped me with it. I passed the class with a C not the grade I wanted I was just relieved I passed and I’m still here and I didn’t give in to the