Final Questions

FINAL QUESTIONS

I would have to disagree that critical thinking is cold and dispassionate , because the process is not just a cerebral rational attribute and act . Critical thinking is equally informed by passion emotion and imagination . Critical thinkers seek something positive as a solid basis for their beliefs , so the two terms do not really fit critical thinking . Being a critical thinker therefore is bigger than just cognitive acts of logical reasoning and the careful consideration of arguments . It also involves an ability to find assumptions behind actions , beliefs and behavior

, and bring creativity to the activity of thinking . However , critical thinking for me does lead to slow downs in activity , as critical thinkers ' quest for truth requires that they be slow to reach conclusions . `Slow ' here , nevertheless , does not mean sluggish or dawdling . Instead , critical thinking involves deliberate measured and unhurried which is directional

Unwarranted assumptions may crop up when the individual has not sufficiently considered an issue . One important part of critical thinking is to understand the assumptions we make . After all , critical thinking is the art of thinking logically , rationally and carefully . The goal is to come to conclusions that are based on adequate and correct information . The logic behind the conclusion is accurate and not based on distorted or biased thinking and incorrect assumptions . When we construct an argument on assumptions that other people may not share with us , our chances of convincing them are reduced . theless critical thinking cannot just ignore assumptions it still requires that assumptions be identified so as to avoid `defaults ' in thinking

One criticism of critical thinking is that it neglects or downplays emotions . Contrary to this complaint , many critical thinking theorists explicitly acknowledge a role for emotions in critical thinking . The best way to handle emotions in critical thinking is to not avoid them instead , being sensitive to the feelings of others and understanding other perspectives without losing critical assessment . What is additionally advocated is an appropriate role for emotion , one which enhances rather than detracts one from assessing and acting upon reasons , which is an essential of critical thinking

I strongly disagree on the statement that personal attributes importance , thinking styles and problem identification due to the fact that these four factors are either external forces or internal factors that the problem solver must face or need to have in to become successful in defining a problem . The importance and affects the outcome of problem identification in how much time and significance is required and given to solve the problem . The internal factors of internal attributes and thinking styles . It is therefore noteworthy to say that the outcome of any problem identification process that cannot be handled intuitively is affected , including many others by these internal and external factors

I agree that trade-off analysis , alternative generation , fallacy avoidance and criteria identification are points that should be considered in solution selection because they form the foundation of the choice of the best possible way out of a problem . Faulconbridge...