Day April 5‚ 2013 4 Q’s CONCEPT 3 W’s Tools for Metacognition ESSENTIALS SPUNKI Process The top 4 of the 10 most critical job skills for 2013 identified by Forbes (found in 9 out of 10 most in-demand jobs) No. 1 Critical Thinking Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions‚ conclusions or approaches to problems. No. 2 Complex Problem Solving Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate
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Chapter 1: What is critical thinking? Reasoned thinking aimed to be reflective and help make decisions What is knowledge? Justified true belief Justified Has enough of the right kind of evidence If you remove any of the three aspects of knowledge‚ then there is no longer knowledge Lucky‚ Unlucky‚ In Denial Use examples Three different reasons for believing something Emotional‚ Pragmatic‚ Epistemic Only epistemic is used In critical thinking Epistemic thinking is based on facts‚ evidence
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Week 10 Status Report Diversity and Critical Thinking Please answer the following questions either on this form or typed in your own document‚ then upload to Weekly Status Reports in Assignments. Due Friday‚ 5pm. Imagine that you are networking with a company that you really would like to work for. They have a strong desire to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. The recruiter/executive you are speaking with asks the following questions to you. How would you respond? (Remember‚ we are in
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Meaning Critical thinking clarifies goals‚ examines assumptions‚ discerns hidden values‚ evaluates evidence‚ accomplishes actions‚ and assesses conclusions. "Critical" as used in the expression "critical thinking" connotes the importance or centrality of the thinking to an issue‚ question or problem of concern. "Critical" in this context does not mean "disapproval" or "negative." There are many positive and useful uses of critical thinking‚ for example formulating a workable solution to a complex
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The article “A Framework for Thinking Ethically” analyzes the main concept of ethics. The authors explores the arguments of what ethics is and what ethic is not‚ why ethics is important‚ five sources of ethical standards‚ and advises a 10-step framework for making ethical decisions. First‚ this article helps identify what ethics is not. It points out that ethics is not based on the law and culturally accepted norms; it is neither religion nor a science; and it is not the same as peoples’ feelings
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The practice of posting and sharing violent and gory videos on social networking site should be banned? Do you agree? Introductory sentence: Peoples are influenced by the practice of posting and sharing violent and gory videos on social networking site‚ and does the social networking site is the main poison of the problem and should be banned. One conclusion (C) In the conclusion‚ I agree that the practice of posting and sharing violent and gory videos on social networking site should be banned
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What is Critical Thinking? What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is hard to define. There are several different definitions of critical thinking‚ however‚ the concept of critical thinking remains largely the same amongst the definitions. With that being said‚ critical thinking is more of a concept than a definition. Critical thinking is concept of reasoning and logic to draw to conclusions from observations‚ evidence‚ and logic. Critical thinking has several different elements
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My conceptions of economics are not well formulated or unambiguous. I know little about the subject and what I do know stems from popular culture. Nevertheless‚ before reading “The Economic Ways of Thinking” I scribbled my definition‚ “economics: the study of money and what people do with it.” My perception of economists likened the Duke brothers of “Trading Places;” impersonal‚ rich‚ and a bit evil. I considered it an economist’s intention to understand a market‚ including its patterns and shortfalls
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Thinking and Decision Making In the following essay three different types of thinking styles will be analyzed. The three thinking types will be compared and contrasted‚ as well as applied to affects they have in the critical thinking process. Finally‚ critical thinking will be applied to the decision making process by using workplace examples. The first thinking style is emotional thinking. The emotional thinking style is probably one of the most familiar of the thinking styles. It would be hard
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The six thinking hats decision-making technique CSS/330 July 9‚ 2005 Abstract This paper will examine the six thinking hats decision-making technique created by Dr. Edward De Bono‚ beginning with a brief background of the founder‚ as
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