QUES1-What Are The Various Stages of Critical Thinking? Which Stage of Critical Thinking You Are
QUES1-What Are The Various Stages of Critical Thinking? Which Stage of Critical Thinking You Are
QUES1-What Are The Various Stages of Critical Thinking? Which Stage of Critical Thinking You Are
Which stage of
critical thinking you are
in at present? State at least three ways in which you can improve your
critical thinking skills?
ANS- Critical thinking is the act of deliberately analysing information so that a person
can make better judgements and decisions. It involves using things like logic,
reasoning, and creativity, to draw conclusions and generally understand thing better.
I consider myself that presently I am in the second stage i.e., Challenged Thinker
where I know the problems that occur due to my over thinking and the result I am
receiving with this is it is affecting my mental health.
The different ways we can Improve our critical thinking are as follows:
Know exactly what you want: Knowing exactly what you want is the first step of
critical thinking. We have to think critically to solve problems so that they meet their
objectives. Every decision we make has an objective or purpose attached to it and
identifying exactly what that is, what we actually want out of it, gives us a starting
point to work with. So ask yourself: What do I want? What do I expect to get out of
this? Until you know the answer to these question you're not going to know what the
right decision is.
Deal with biases: We often think from only our own perspective to deal with
problems. However, it helps with critical thinking and decision making if you try
thinking from someone else's point of view. Furthermore, it gives you a clear picture of
the overall situation. Let's say you're looking to solve a problem at work. Think of how
your best friend might approach it, or how your partner or a sibling might. Now think
of how your boss might approach it. By allowing yourself to consider different
perspectives you might find yourself hitting upon solutions you hadn't previously
considered.
Do the research: We all have heard that knowledge is power. However, many of us
tend to rely a lot on what we already know and are reluctant to let go of our own beliefs.
Critical thinking requires us to let go of our beliefs sometimes to solve problems.
Reluctance to learn, research or acquire new beliefs will only hold us back and certainly
won't help us with critical thinking. by taking time to do your research and focus on
learning you'll find that over time you will evolve and adapt to overcome new situations
and improve your critical thinking.
Accept the fact that are not always right: This one can be harder than it
sounds. It's okay to make mistakes and no matter who we are, we all make them.
However, most of us don't accept this fact which holds us back from thinking critically.
If you are doing something wrong and repeatedly keep doing it because you have
already assumed that you can never go wrong, then this needs to change for your own
good. Always double check solutions to problems, consider new options and view your
mistakes as an opportunity to learn.
Break it down: Being able to see the big picture is great but it's even better if you
can break things down into smaller sections. The reason being that smaller sections
are easier to mentally digest and work with. Working with numerous small things is an
easier task than trying to solve the bigger picture which can become too much to
handle.
ANS: An Argument is a group of statements, one or more of which (the premises) are
claimed to provide evidential reasons to believe one of the others (the conclusion).
Every argument, in effect, makes a factual claim, viz. that the premises are true. This
doesn’t mean that the premises really are true: it just means that this is what the
arguer is claiming, at least for the sake of the argument. In an argument, the premises,
and the conclusion, are asserted, that is, put forth as true.
Deductive argument: This type of arguments starts with something general and
move to something specific.
All bats are cute animals. No cute animals are mean. So, certainly, no bats are
mean.
Anika is Priya’s mother. Therefore, Anika must be older than Priya.
Nobody knows Akash. Therefore, it must be that Akash does not know himself.
Some cats are pets. Thus, some pets must be cats.
Mr Haadi always wears black shoes to work, Mr Haadi will be coming to work
on Friday. Mr Haadi will wear black shoes on Friday.
What is fascinating about deductive argument is that if all the premises are true then it
follows the conclusion must also be true in fact this is necessarily the case if the
premises are true then the conclusion must be necessarily true.
Deductive reasoning begins with a theory, forms a hypothesis, looks for evidence, and
then seeks confirmation. Police generally solve cases with this approach. They have a
suspect in mind based on previous information not directly connected to the case and
then use it to build their hypothesis to prove the guilt of that suspect.