Week 4-5: Critical thinking

Question 1

Critical thinking’s dictionary definition is

Answer 1

disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence

Question 2

Critical thinking, as defined by the National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking is:

Answer 2

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

Question 3

What critical thinking is NOT:

Answer 3

Thinking a lot, being open-minded, being smart and universal skepticism

Question 4

defined as an attitude of doubt

Answer 4

skepticism

Question 5

defined as a method that aims to discover a universal truth or at least get as close to the truth as possible

Answer 5

socratic method

Question 6

the basic flow of the Socratic Method:

Answer 6

1. Ask a question
2. Question the hypothesis
3. Come up with a new hypothesis

Question 7

There is also a possibility that the Socratic Method ends with all parties accepting that they do not know. This is called:

Answer 7

socratic ignorance

Question 8

he lack of knowledge coupled with the belief of having knowledge

Answer 8

double ignorance

Question 9

a set of techniques used to conduct a systematic and credible investigation.

Answer 9

scientific method

Question 10

The phases of the scientific method are as follows:

Answer 10

1. Observation
2. Question
3. Hypothesis
4. Experimentation
5. Analysis

Question 11

Importance of Critical Thinking:

Answer 11

1. Intellectual independence
2. Self awareness
3. Humility
4. Improved worldview
5. Problem solving