The art of manipulation of people by the mass media.

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CRITICAL THINKING AND THE PROCESS OF MANIPULATION

Critical thinking is the ability of people to assume responsibility of the thinking of their own . Hence , people who indulge in critical thinking use certain principles to incorporate these into the way they perceive things and form judgments about them . It is an entire process of thinking , and analyzing that involves asking questions also to reflect upon the matter

at hand best . Critical thinking is a very important aspect involved in the process of manipulation since it involves processing what a person is exposed to in the form of information . Since media is flooded with information of all kinds , it is again pertinent since critical thinking forms a permanent part of it all . There are many different characteristics that a critical thinker has . Some of these are : asking , assessing , sense of curiosity , interest ideas , willingness , looks for evidence , examines closely and accepts faults on his or her part (Nora McMillan , and Carol Keller , 2007 Critical thinking is a grouping of various skills that include self-awareness , rationality , discipline , honesty , open-mindedness , and judgments (Dan Kurland , 2000

Deduction ' and induction ' in the process of manipulation

Deduction is defined as a statement , the conclusion of which bears evidence in some form or another , in to make the conclusion stand true . Induction statements , on the other hand are those whose conclusions might be true , hence there is a chance involved there in the form of probability (PhilosophyLander , 2004 ) There are in short words a guarantee involved about the truth of the conclusion in a deduction and it is almost impossible that it renders false . Induction statements have probability involved of the statement becoming...