Ch. 1: Critical Think Flashcards
CRITICAL THINKING
A collection of skills we use every day that are necessary for our full intellectual and personal development.
CRITICAL
- The ability to judge
- Learning how to think rather than what to think
LOGIC
-The study of methods and principles used to distinguish strong arguments from weak arguments
ARGUMENT
-Presenting a CLAIM and support it with DATA and WARRANTS (reasoning).
Analytical thinking skills
- Recognizing and evaluating arguments.
- Not relying solely on opinion, nor relying on faulty reasoning.
Effective communication
Communication styles. Speaking, listening, writing skills.
Research and Inquiry skills:
Competence in gathering and evaluating relevant supporting evidence.
-Asking the right questions. -Avoiding biases.
Flexibility and tolerance for ambiguity
-: Adapting to change.
Characteristics of a good critical thinker
- Analytical
- Effective communication
- Research and Inquiry skills
- Flexibility and tolerance for ambiguity
- Creative problem-solving
- Open-minded skepticism
Open-minded skepticism
balance of belief and doubt.
Creative problem-solving
- View problems from multiple perspectives
- foreseeing potential future problems and providing probable solutions.
Attention, mindfulness, and curiosity:
open to possibilities
Collaborative learning
- . Shared dialogue.
- Need to take into account context and relationship
Dualism
-There are right/wrong answers. -Authorities know the right answers.
Relativism
There are no right/wrong answers. Everyone is entitled to their opinions.
Commitment
- All thinking is contextual and relative
- NOT EQUALLY VALID.
- You should not blindly oppose or accept authority.
- Make your own decision.
Cognitive Development
Dualism
Relativism
Commitment
Critical Thinking & Self Development
- Examine your life
- Plan & Prioritize
- Face Challenges
- Build Self Esteem
Absolutism
: things have to be either right or wrong
Egocentrism
the belief that the self is the center of all things
Ethnocentrism
the belief that your own ethnicity or culture is superior than others.
Anthropocentrism
the belief that humans are the central and most significant entities in the universe.
NARROW-MINDEDNESS:
- Absolutism
- Egocentrism
- Ethnocentrism
- Anthropocentrism
