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Today is the day to…

Today is the day to…. SEE THROUGH POLITICIANS. The source for this material is…. 25 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living: A Guide for Improving Every Aspect of Your Life, by Dr. Linda Elder & Dr. Richard Paul, Pearson, 2006; and the Center and Foundation for Critical Thinking, CA.

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  1. Today is the day to… SEE THROUGH POLITICIANS

  2. The source for this material is… 25 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living: A Guide for Improving Every Aspect of Your Life, by Dr. Linda Elder & Dr. Richard Paul, Pearson, 2006; and the Center and Foundation for Critical Thinking, CA.

  3. Notice the vested interests Of Politicians

  4. very timely… Given the content of many news reports on the “eve” of elections, and of the plethora of political ads

  5. Politicians …people who pursue power to advance their vested interests Statesmen …people who genuinely seek what is in the public interests (Ibid) Think about distinguishing…

  6. “Statesmen are willing to… • State unpopular views • Stand up against powerful groups • Stand up against vested interests” (Drs. Elder and Paul, Ibid)

  7. Be on the lookout for Politicians: • “Notice questionable statements that politicians make; • Look… • On the surface of what they say; • Below the surface of what they mean; • Determine what is in their vested interest; • Figure out what they want you to believe, and why.” (Ibid)

  8. Behavior supports their own interest while appearing to serve the good of the people or country. Their Statements oversimplify problems to manipulate people. How often they assert “truths” that contradict reality, which they blatantly ignore. Notice how often people believe them nevertheless. (Ibid) Notice how often their…

  9. “Don’t be Bamboozled by Politicians” Dr. Linda Elder and Dr. Richard Paul (Ibid)

  10. “Politicians present themselves… as Statesmen …(and) they would have you believe that their actions are determined by what best serves the people…that they are deeply concerned about your welfare.” “Don’t buy it. …read between the lines; realize that ‘Money is the mother’s milk of politics’...with big money protecting big money.”(Elder & Paul, Ibid)

  11. Five Strategies for Seeing Through Politicians: • Our authors offer five strategies used by critical thinkers for developing skills in seeing through political maneuvers, for recognizing how politics works, and avoiding being gullible when it comes to believing political statements. • For how not to be “bamboozled by politicians”, see the “Strategies” on p.63. (Ibid)

  12. Today is the day to… SEE THROUGH POLITICIANS

  13. “To be a chemist, you must study chemistry; to be a lawyer or physician, you must study law or medicine; but to be a politician, you need only to study your own interests.” -Max O’Rell

  14. DAILY REFLECTION NOTES • Today I was successful in using the following ideas/strategies: • The key insights that emerged for me today were: • One problem in my thinking that I now realize is: • I plan to continue working on this problem using the following strategy:

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