Effective Critical Thinker

Question 1

 

• The video clip ‘The Baloney Detection Kit’ in the Webtext this week discusses the many ways in which an effective critical thinker assesses the claims made by others. Explain what you believe is the real difference between ‘science’ and ‘pseudoscience’.
• Examine the key reasons why so many people might seem to be attracted to more pseudoscience-type claims. Describe at least two (2) such claims that you have heard people make, and analyze the main reasons why such claims do or do not meet rigorous scientific methodology standards. Determine at least two (2) ways in which the material discussed this week has changed your own thinking.
• One page length
• No APA format

Question 2

From the Procon Website, select one (1) topic of your choice and read the Pro section and the Con section on the selected topic. Next, choose three (3) reasons listed under the Pro section and three (3) reasons listed under the Con section. Based on the biases discussed in Chapter 2 and the reasons presented at the website:

• State your position on the selected topic. Determine the biases you experienced as you examined the reasons for and against your position.
• Describe your reaction to your experience of these biases.
• One page length for the disc

Question 3

Describe your intellectual journey and the education that you are pursuing. Examine your perspective on education using the elements of thought.

5 sentences
Some questions that you can use to motivate your writing are:

1. What is the purpose of your education?
2. What information do you need to be successful
3. What questions do you have about your field of study?