Critical Thinking 13E

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1 Driving Blindfolded Cavan Images Getty Images F or a while there the Bird Box challenge was providing lots of great examples of poor critical thinking In case you forgot or never knew in the first place the Bird Box challenge came from the movie Bird Box in which Sandra Bullock and others must wear blindfolds when outside to protect them from a force that makes people kill themselves The challenge went viral and people had friends video them doing all sorts of things while blindfolded One teenager in Utah attempted to drive blindfolded and crashed into another vehicle Police reminded people not to wear a blindfold when they were driving This book is about critical thinking We are going out on a limb here but we bet you dont need this book to avoid driving blindfolded If you do drive that way the book may not help you So what is critical thinking Almost everyone would agree driving blindfolded is not thinking criticallybut what exactly is critical thinking Why do people say it is so important Yes critical thinking involves considering the possible outcomes of an action such as what might happen if you drive down this street blindfolded But it involves more Speaking generally just thinking and doing stuff doesnt amount to thinking critically Critical thinking kicks in when we evaluate beliefs and actionswhen Students will learn to 1 Define critical thinking 2 Explain the role of beliefs and claims in critical thinking 3 Identify issues in real world situations 4 Recognize an argument 5 Define and identify the common cognitive biases that affect critical thinking 6 Understand the terms truth and knowledge as used in this book What gets us into trouble is not what we dont know Its what we know for sure that just aint so Not by Mark Twain apparently https www huffingtonpost com entry utah teen crash bird box challenge us 5c3908cae4b01 c93e009e011 11 Driving Blindfolded Cavan Images Getty Images F or a while there the Bird Box challenge was providing lots of great examples of poor critical thinking In case you forgot or never knew in the first place the Bird Box challenge came from the movie Bird Box in which Sandra Bullock ...and others must wear blindfolds when outside to protect them from a force that makes people kill themselves The challenge went viral and people had friends video them doing all sorts of things while blindfolded One teenager in Utah attempted to drive blindfolded and crashed into another vehicle Police reminded people not to wear a blindfold when they were driving This book is about critical thinking We are going out on a limb here but we bet you dont need this book to avoid driving blindfolded If you do drive that way the book may not help you So what is critical thinking Almost everyone would agree driving blindfolded is not thinking criticallybut what exactly is critical thinking Why do people say it is so important Yes critical thinking involves considering the possible outcomes of an action such as what might happen if you drive down this street blindfolded But it involves more Speaking generally just thinking and doing stuff doesnt amount to thinking critically Critical thinking kicks in when we evaluate beliefs and actionswhen Students will learn to 1 Define critical thinking 2 Explain the role of beliefs and claims in critical thinking 3 Identify issues in real world situations 4 Recognize an argument 5 Define and identify the common cognitive biases that affect critical thinking 6 Understand the terms truth and knowledge as used in this book What gets us into trouble is not what we dont know Its what we know for sure that just aint so Not by Mark Twain apparently https www huffingtonpost com entry utah teen crash bird box challenge us 5c3908cae4b01 c93e009e011 1

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