Strayer University Online Campus Critical Thinking PHI 210 ‘’Critical Thinking Paper: Revised’’ Assignment 5 June 10‚ 2012 Submitted to Prof. Naomi Sanderovsky By Janet Rivera Cruz Introduction In the United States‚ there is social unrest regarding the government’s denial of the right to marry for homosexuals. Plenty of conservatives are completely against gay marriage; and many of liberals are fighting for equal treatment. The neo-Christian politicians are using religious
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especially investigation or experiments aimed to the discovery and interpretation of the facts‚ revision of the accepted theories or low in the light of new facts or practical application of such new or revised theories of low. Wikipedia 3. “The definition of research includes any gathering of data‚ information and facts for the advancement of knowledge.” Martyn Shuttleworth 4. “ Research is the process of steps used to collect and analyze information to increase our understanding
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Critical Thinking “Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing‚ applying‚ analyzing‚ synthesizing‚ and/or evaluating information gathered from‚ or generated by‚ observation‚ experience‚ reflection‚ reasoning‚ or communication‚ as a guide to belief and action.” (Michael Scriven & Richard Paul) It is based on values that go above and beyond for clarity‚ precision‚ consistency‚ relevance. good reasons etc…It examines all reasoning and purpose
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What does it mean to be an educated person? According to Merriam- Webster’s Dictionary definition‚ to be educated is someone who has learned how to acquire‚ analyze‚ synthesize‚ evaluate‚ understand‚ and communicate knowledge and information. I believe that being well-educated means‚ you need to have a degree in a specific field and also be able to excel and easily adapt to a different field with substantial amount of knowledge to it. For some people‚ being educated means you need to have a college
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Emotional thinking is useful when a person supports conclusions off his or her emotions. An individual may base his or her feelings about his or her personal values‚ beliefs‚ and biases to make a decision. Emotional thinking can hinder an individual’s capability to think critically. Emotions are a vital part of people making decisions. It involves critical thinking in which a person reflects on his or her options. Emotions are an unconscious force to conquer when a decision has to be made. An
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LOYALTY Loyalty can be defined by anyone but there’s only one definition of loyalty. Google’s definition of loyalty is the quality of being loyal to someone or something. The second definition for loyalty is a strong feeling of support or allegiance; fights with in-laws cause divided loyalties. My definition of loyalty relates to the first definition; however‚ it consists of more than just that. Loyalty means respect and competence pertaining to a certain
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Mirror - is an object that reflects light in a way that preserves much of its original quality subsequent to its contact with the mirror. Plane mirror - plane mirror is a mirror with a planar reflective surface. Concave mirror - A concave mirror‚ or converging mirror‚ has a reflecting surface that bulges inward (away from the incident light). Concave mirrors reflect light inward to one focal point‚ therefore they are used to focus light. Convex mirror reflection - A convex mirror‚
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Essay #4 ENL Word Count 868 Final Draft Groupthink Have you ever been in a group of people where the group decision is different from your thoughts but you reject to speak up because of the group pressure? The Sociological idea of an individual losing control of their behavior when they are in a group is defined as Groupthink. Some recent studied prove that when humans are in group‚ their actions are directly affected by the interaction with the group. In addition‚ there are evidences in which
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Victor Horn Professor Pickford English 101 5 November 2009 Free Will Really Free? In Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking‚ Malcolm Gladwell demonstrates the intriguing effects of priming by citing and analyzing its effects on individuals in priming experiments. One of those experiments involved two groups of undergraduate students. One group was primed with a set of words that described a disrespectful person‚ and the other group was primed with a set of polite or respectful words
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Emotion Thinking Every person thinks‚ behaves and feels in different ways. It is is a natural instinct and human nature to feel. Emotions are very important in everyday life as it drives individuals to feel and understand as well as remember. Emotional thinkers base their decision making on feelings. Emotional thinkers are highly emotional and excitable and are considered to be irrational thinkers. Emotional thinking does not require any facts or data and is based purely on instinct. “Emotions
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