Week 9 Assignment: Critical Thinking
Week 9 assignment: Personal Reflection Paper
Critical thinking can be defined as a type of reasonable, reflective thinking that is aimed at deciding what to believe or what to do. You could also view it as a way of deciding whether a claim is always true, sometimes true, partly true, or false. For me personally, I see it as a way to view things free of bias so I may better understand the truth in it. Critical thinking is something that everybody should strive for so that they can better understand the world and the other people who they share it with. Maybe this is just a dream, but if everyone could think more critically then I believe we could solve a lot of the problems that plague the human race. The first and most significant thing that I have learned about critical thinking during this class is in identifying and understanding my bad habits. To me this is important because it gives me the ability to try and change these bad habits for the better. I have never really …show more content…
More than anything else, I try to consciously think things through when applying critical thought. I am not saying that the significant things listed earlier or other techniques are not important or something I do not consider. I am saying that when I take more time in the critical thinking process that all these things have a tendency to be thought of and used to better my critical thinking. The area in life where this is paying off is at work. Sometimes when we go out on our daily runs, we have to issue warnings or citations. I have found myself trying to put myself in the shoes of the offenders more so that I can understand how they may react. By taking the time, usually while driving to their homes, to try and anticipate their reactions I feel it makes the whole process go easier for us and them. It is never going to be something that someone will
Critical thinking can be defined as a type of reasonable, reflective thinking that is aimed at deciding what to believe or what to do. You could also view it as a way of deciding whether a claim is always true, sometimes true, partly true, or false. For me personally, I see it as a way to view things free of bias so I may better understand the truth in it. Critical thinking is something that everybody should strive for so that they can better understand the world and the other people who they share it with. Maybe this is just a dream, but if everyone could think more critically then I believe we could solve a lot of the problems that plague the human race. The first and most significant thing that I have learned about critical thinking during this class is in identifying and understanding my bad habits. To me this is important because it gives me the ability to try and change these bad habits for the better. I have never really …show more content…
More than anything else, I try to consciously think things through when applying critical thought. I am not saying that the significant things listed earlier or other techniques are not important or something I do not consider. I am saying that when I take more time in the critical thinking process that all these things have a tendency to be thought of and used to better my critical thinking. The area in life where this is paying off is at work. Sometimes when we go out on our daily runs, we have to issue warnings or citations. I have found myself trying to put myself in the shoes of the offenders more so that I can understand how they may react. By taking the time, usually while driving to their homes, to try and anticipate their reactions I feel it makes the whole process go easier for us and them. It is never going to be something that someone will