The intellectual standards of critical thinking are the ability to assess one’s own reasoning. To be good at assessment to take apart in thinking‚ examining and with respect to standard of quality. The following is the list for intellectual standards are clarity‚ relevance‚ logicalness‚ accuracy‚ depth‚ significance‚ precision‚ breadth‚ and fairness. The intellectual standards goal is for the goal is for these questions to become spontaneous in thinking that they form a natural part of our inner
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Becoming a Fair-Minded Thinker Weak versus Strong Critical Thinking Critical thinking involves basic intellectual skills‚ but these skills can be used to serve two incompatible ends: self-centeredness or fair-mindedness. As we are learning the basic intellectual skills that critical thinking entails‚ we can begin to use those skills in a selfish or in a fair-minded way. For example‚ when students are taught how to recognize mistakes in reasoning (commonly called fallacies)‚ most students see
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The intellectual roots of critical thinking date back to the teachings of Socrates‚ who discovered a method of analytical questioning; known today as “Socratic questioning‚” establishing that one could not rationally justify their assured claims to knowledge. Socrates established that people cannot depend upon those in "authority" to have sound knowledge and insight. He demonstrated that individuals may have power and high position and yet be deeply confused and irrational. He established the importance
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Ethics and Critical Thinking Name Institution Ethics and Critical Thinking: To Drill or Not to Drill In this scenario the inhabitants of Wyoming’s Upper Green River Valley are faced with a dilemma of whether to allow for drilling of natural gas or not. In this scenario various participants have different moral responsibilities to play. To start with‚ the government has the moral responsibility of ensuring that the gas drilling activities does not affect the other inhabitants of the
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Module 9 Review and Critical Thinking Review Questions 1. What are club drugs? What are some of the factors that support the use of club drugs? The club drugs are synthetic drugs that are usually used in bars‚ nightclubs‚ raves and other types of gatherings. The settings of raves and nightclubs support the use of the drugs. They are usually small tablet form so it is easy to conceal. 2. What are screening tests? Why are they used? Screening tests are nonspecific and help a forensic scientist
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Week 9 assignment: Personal Reflection Paper Critical thinking can be defined as a type of reasonable‚ reflective thinking that is aimed at deciding what to believe or what to do. You could also view it as a way of deciding whether a claim is always true‚ sometimes true‚ partly true‚ or false. For me personally‚ I see it as a way to view things free of bias so I may better understand the truth in it. Critical thinking is something that everybody should strive for so that they can better
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Critical Thinking We are all capable of thinking and reasoning as part of our human being nature‚ but to what extent the decisions that we make‚ the actions that we take‚ and the explanations that we give are based on facts? Can we defend our points of view‚ or provide a wise opinion in a social conversation with our friends or in a meeting with our co-workers?. All these questions are associated to what critical thinking is. Our intention is to describe what skills an individual has to learn
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Critical thinking is beneficial for many reasons. It can help students do better in school by improving their ability to understand‚ construct‚ and criticize arguments. It can help people succeed in their careers by improv¬ing their ability to solve problems‚ think creatively‚ and communicate their ideas clearly and effectively. It can also reduce the likelihood of making serious mistakes in important personal decisions‚ promote democratic pro¬cesses by improving the quality of public decision making
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CRITICAL THINKING STAGES ________________________________________ To develop as thinkers‚ one must pass through stages of development in critical thinking. Significant gains in the intellectual quality of a person’s work will be achieved when critical thinking is properly cultivated and only through predictable stages. If one is to progress through these stages‚ critical thinking must be learned. The following assumptions should be made: (a) that there are predictable stages through which every
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CRITICAL THINKING Critical thinking is a rational and intentional cognitive skill oriented to take adecision or solve a problem. We use critical thinking skills in any area of our lives – professional‚ as citizen‚ love or friendship. Its key characteristics are rationality‚ reflection and evaluation (Tenreiro‐Vieira and Vieira‚ 2000‚ p. 29). Critical thinking is clear and rational‚ involves precise and systematic skills and follows the rules of logical and scientific reasoning (Lau‚ 2011‚ p
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