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HUM 115 Week 1 Discussion Critical Thinking<br><br> <br><br>HUM 115 Week 2 Discussion Decision-Making<br><br>
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HUM 115 Social Responsibility / snaptutorial.com HUM 115 All DQs For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com HUM 115 Week 1 Discussion Critical Thinking HUM 115 Week 2 Discussion Decision-Making
HUM 115 Social Responsibility / snaptutorial.com HUM 115 Week 1 Discussion Critical Thinking For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Words can have different meanings in different contexts, and that is the case with the word critical. Using a shared definition makes discussion more productive, so to begin, this week we define what is meant by critical thinking. Sometimes, the word critical means being picky. It can also mean that something is important, as in “that is a critical part of this machine.” However, neither of those definitions reflects the meaning of critical as it is used in the phrase critical thinking.
HUM 115 Social Responsibility / snaptutorial.com HUM 115 Week 2 Discussion Decision-Making For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com You make dozens of choices and decisions each day, often without being consciously aware of them. Because critical thinking may be more rigorous than "everyday" thinking, it is important to recognize some factors that can influence the effectiveness of critical thinking, including reason, communication, and emotion.
HUM 115 Social Responsibility / snaptutorial.com HUM 115 Week 2 Discussion Decision-Making For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com You make dozens of choices and decisions each day, often without being consciously aware of them. Because critical thinking may be more rigorous than "everyday" thinking, it is important to recognize some factors that can influence the effectiveness of critical thinking, including reason, communication, and emotion.
HUM 115 Social Responsibility / snaptutorial.com HUM 115 Week 3 Discussion Bias, Fallacy, and Assumption For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com In the first weeks of this course, you learned about factors that can affect how effective critical thinking is. This week, you learn about bias, fallacy, assumption, and ambiguous communication. These elements often come into play when someone tries to convince someone else to agree with them.
HUM 115 Social Responsibility / snaptutorial.com HUM 115 Week 4 Discussion Arguments For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Every day we are a party to arguments. This is another instance where defining our words is important. When we talk about critical thinking, the "arguments" we refer to are not the conflicts or squabbles we have with others in our daily interactions. In our discussion of critical thinking, arguments are the acts of persuading others about the value of an action or point of view. Whether we are trying to convince someone else or they want us to agree with them, this exchange, or