Kandace Kornegay Class: 203 SWK/PSYCH October 30‚ 2014 Critical Thinking Exercise The American Dream‚ the idea that anyone who is determined and works hard can get ahead‚ has long defined the promise of the United States. Yet the reality is that life chances for Americans are now determined to a significant degree by the wealth of our parents. The dream that hard work and playing by the rules will lead to greater opportunity and a steady climb up the economic ladder is increasingly challenging
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Critical Thinking in Everyday Life: 9 Strategies Most of us are not what we could be. We are less. We have great capacity. But most of it is dormant; most is undeveloped. Improvement in thinking is like improvement in basketball‚ in ballet‚ or in playing the saxophone. It is unlikely to take place in the absence of a conscious commitment to learn. As long as we take our thinking for granted‚ we don’t do the work required for improvement. Development in thinking requires a gradual process requiring
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more potent drugs‚ such as cocaine or heroin. Statistics show that almost all people who become addicted to drugs smoked marijuana before they began using more potent drugs. Answer below-- This statement does comply to the guidelines of critical thinking. To start‚ I feel this statement shows a lot of uncertainty. The words used in the first sentence‚ "pretty obvious‚" show a lot of uncertainty. If the person was certain‚ he or she would have used the word "obvious." Another way this statement
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Logical implication Background belief -hidden aspect(s) of our knowledge Know the difference between sufficient and necessary conditions -necessary conditions are a set of conditions or requirements that must be met in order for something to belong to a particular kind -sufficient conditions guarantees all necessary conditions have been met law of non-contradiction -Fundamental law of logic -Declares contradictory statements are necessarily false‚ literally irrational or illogical
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Critical and Creative Thinking II Tamera Whalen-Blount PSY 103/ Introduction to Psychology December 10‚ 2014 Gloria Ringsby 1. Have you ever changed a strongly held attitude? What caused the change for you? I am fiercely afraid of large animals by nature‚ but “aggressive” dogs in particular‚ especially dogs associated with negative behaviors such as Rottweiler’s and Pit Bulls. I had this attitude for as long as I can remember growing up‚ until my father bought my brother and I a Rottweiler puppy
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opposing sides of the argument surrounding that topic. * Animal experimentation * Outsourcing * Media violence * Answer the following questions in paragraphs of approximately 100 words demonstrating your critical and creative thinking skills. 1. Identify if the topic you chose‚ as presented by both articles‚ is a problem or an issue and explain what makes it a problem or an issue. If you believe the articles present both problems and issues‚ identify and explain
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1.06 Review and Critical Thinking Review Questions 1. What is forensic science? Forensic science is the application of science toward the criminal justice system. 2. What three tasks or abilities does a forensic scientist have? Forensic scientists collect and analyze the evidence‚ give an expert testimony‚ and train other law enforcement individuals on how to record and collect evidence. 3. What criteria might be used to establish someone as an expert witness? In order for someone to be considered
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Hum/111 Michael Fitch August 18‚ 2013 Illegal Immigration part B The two strategies that I would have applied to help foster critical thinking and to help lead you to the root cause of the illegal immigration would be applying curiosity and avoiding assumptions. Applying curiosity can increases awareness of problems and issues‚ enabling you to feel dissatisfactions and annoyances more
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There are many parts to an argument but we will now consider the reasons or supportive evidence of two articles. We will determine how the author uses the reasons and evidence to conclude if such argument is true. This journey will lead us to think critical and to put our brain into action. Predictive Probes-Article One In Article one‚ we meet Ms. Wexler‚ a 38 year old woman who might have inherited a deadly gene from her mother. This
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Lorena Soto Mark Gayden HUMN180 30 April‚ 2013 Animal Testing – Critical Thinking Paper When it comes to reading articles on controversial topics such as animal testing‚ it is easy to get lost in vague or coercive language‚ propaganda‚ and fallacies. The writer often feels strongly about the topic and wants the reader to agree with his or her viewpoint‚ so they will use certain reasoning techniques to make someone take their side. I found two articles with opposing viewpoints on whether or
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